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6 unusual facts about Spanish naming customs


Brayan Velasquez

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Velasquez and the second or maternal family name is Garcua.

Espido Freire

María Laura Espido Freire (her pen name is just her surnames Espido Freire) is a writer born in Bilbao, Spain on July 16, 1974.

Héctor Guerrero

Héctor Manuel Guerrero Llanes (born October 1, 1954) is a Mexican born American professional wrestler, well known by his paternal name Héctor Guerrero.

Horacio Llamas

Horacio Llamas Grey (born July 17, 1973 in Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico), known in non-Spanish-speaking countries as Horacio Llamas, is a Mexican former professional basketball player.

Víctor Rodríguez Andrade

His admiration for his uncle and the naming customs made him use both last names; he drew comparisons with "The Black Marvel", not only because he was his relative, but also because they both played on the wing (although Andrade played in the right flank).

Zury Ríos Montt

Although her current husband, former U.S. Congressman Jerry Weller, introduced her to the United States under this combined parental surname, she is nowadays best known in her home country as Zury Ríos Montt, using her father's double surname; on her personal web page she styles herself Ríos-Montt de Weller.


Joan Gamper

Hans-Max Gamper (his mother's maiden name – Haessig – is generally appended in Spanish sources) was born in Winterthur, Switzerland.


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