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TIL the same way how Scandinavan surnames are originally patronymic (i.e Johansson - Johan's son; Mikkelsen - Mikkel's son), "-ez" ending Spanish names are originally patronymic as well. Fernández - Fernando's son; Gómez - Gome's son; Pérez - Pedro's son, etc.

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