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Hello,
My surname is one of most common's in Spain. Garcia. It's common but not ordinary. One king was called Garcia in Middle Ages in Spain, but as a first name, not surname. My first name is usual too, Miguel. So I bet, many people in Spain have my name. In fact, I know people that have the same name than my, for exemple the father of a school friend of my son. And both then, have the same surname, but fortunately, not the same first name.

Hello Miguel,
my family name is also very common in Spain: Martínez. I do not know if in its origins it meant something special... There are some family names that have a special meaning, for example, "Exposito". In the past, when children was abandoned in churches or other public places, they named the children with a firt name (usually, the name of the saint of the day) and then, as a family name, they called "Exposito", that means "abandoned".

My first name is not so common: Olga. I think it cames from Russia, but I am not sure, and I don't know its meaning.

What about pet names? Well, in Spain as in other countries, we use pet names as "cariño", "cielo"... I use them to call my husband and also my daughter...