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1) The common names where I come from are: Martínez, González, García and Blanco.
2) My name is very common. My name is Mena.
3) My family name doesn't tell anything about my family.
4) In my country there are some names that refers to professions: Zapatero, Cantero, Escudero, Herrero, Barbero...
5) No, there isn't.
6) When I meet someone for the first time I use my name. You use the surname when you introduce yourself in a interview, in the jobs or when there are two people with the same name to distinguish them.
7) You use Mr o Ms before the surname for show respect or to great personalities or imminences, doctors, counts...
8) There are pet names to show affection like: cariñito, amor, terroncito, bichito... among others.

Virginia Mena Blanco wrote:
> 1) The common names where I come from are: Martínez, González, García and
> Blanco.
> 2) My name is very common. My name is Mena.
> 3) My family name doesn't tell anything about my family.
> 4) In my country there are some names that refers to professions: Zapatero,
> Cantero, Escudero, Herrero, Barbero...
> 5) No, there isn't.
> 6) When I meet someone for the first time I use my name. You use the
> surname when you introduce yourself in a interview, in the jobs or when
> there are two people with the same name to distinguish them.
> 7) You use Mr o Ms before the surname for show respect or to great
> personalities or imminences, doctors, counts...
> 8) There are pet names to show affection like: cariñito, amor, terroncito,
> bichito... among others.