Pérez

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Pérez (Spanish)
Language(s)Spanish
Origin
MeaningSpanish: "Son of Pero or Pedro (Peter)"
Region of originSpain
Other names
Variant form(s)Spanish surnames: Pérez, Perez, Peres, Peris, Pesidas, Pharez, Pretz, Pires, Pritz, Peters, Fares, Farez, Fretz;

Pérez or Perez, as most commonly written in English, is a very common Castilian Spanish surname of patronymic origin.

Origins[edit]

The surname, written in Spanish orthography as Pérez, is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Pero or Pedro (Peter)". The surname has a Portuguese counterpart with the same meaning and etymology, Peres, written with a final "s" instead of "z" and without the accent.

Pronunciation[edit]

In Castilian Spanish, the name is pronounced [ˈpeɾeθ] and in Hispanic America, [ˈpeɾes]. The accent or stress is placed on the second-to-last syllable. In British English, on the contrary, it is usually pronounced with stress on the last syllable.

List of persons with the surname[edit]

Fictional characters with the surname[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peter Siljedahl (2012). "Sune och tjejhatarligan". Boktips. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ Peter Siljedahl (1985). "Sune börjar tvåan". Boktips. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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