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.
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.
