Jiménez

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See also: Jimenez

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Jimeno +‎ -ez, via Old Spanish Ximen from the Basque personal name Semen, from seme (son).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /xiˈmeneθ/ [xiˈme.neθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xiˈmenes/ [xiˈme.nes]
  • Rhymes: -eneθ
  • Rhymes: -enes
  • Syllabification: Ji‧mé‧nez

Proper noun

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Jiménez m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Old Spanish [in turn from Basque, in turn originating as a patronymic]

Descendants

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  • Cebuano: Jimenez
  • English: Jimenez
  • Tagalog: Jimenez

Further reading

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