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Menéndez

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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Spanish
Pronounced Pron. meh-NEHN-deth(European Spanish)
meh-NEHN-dehs(Latin American Spanish)
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Meaning & History

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Means "son of Menendo" in Spanish, the given name Menendo being a medieval Spanish form of Hermenegildo.

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VariantsMeléndez, Méndez
Other Languages & CulturesMendes(Portuguese)
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Entry updated June 13, 2019

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