Talk:Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo

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[edit] Name?

Forgive my ignorance, but is this man's name "Jerónimo Saavedra" or "Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo" or "Jerónimo Saavedra-Acevedo"? -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 20:33, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Spaniards as most of the Spanish speaking peoples have to surnames, the first one, known as paternal or first surname, is usually the father's first surname, The second one, the maternal surname or second, is usually the mother's paternal surname. Therefore you can say Jerónimo Saavedra or Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo. The use of the Second surname in public is more usual when someone's first surname is very common, as in the Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero who is commonly spoken off as Zapatero. For more info see: Spanish naming customs Zape82 22:35, 25 October 2007 (UTC)