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== Surnames == | == Surnames == | ||
*The typical Spanish name has four parts: first given name, second given name, father's surname, and mother's surname. | *The typical Spanish name has '''four parts''': first given name, second given name, father's surname, and mother's surname. | ||
*When a woman marries a man, she keeps her maiden surname. | *When a woman marries a man, she '''keeps her maiden surname'''. | ||
*Often, the practice is to use one given name and the first surname most of the time (e.g. "Miguel de Unamuno" for Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo); the complete name is typically reserved for legal, formal, and documentary matters. <ref>"Spanish naming customs", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_naming_customs, accessed 19 February 2021.</ref> | *Often, the practice is to use one given name and the first surname most of the time (e.g. "Miguel de Unamuno" for Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo); the complete name is typically reserved for legal, formal, and documentary matters. <ref>"Spanish naming customs", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_naming_customs, accessed 19 February 2021.</ref> | ||
==="de (of)", "y (and)", and "e (and)"=== | ==="de (of)", "y (and)", and "e (and)"=== | ||