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Talking about names is interesting, due to the fact that many of them are unusual or strange. Also, there are surname from famous people like Peral, Gasset,...In may family, there are many surnames like names, por example, Esteban, León, Agustín,...there are words use for names and surnames. Also, there are tipical names and surnames, like Antonio, Juan,.. and García, Fernández,...Each surname is from jobs, or son of, for example, Gómez means son of Gomo, Fernández means son of Fernando,...The names and surnames are interesting.

Where I was born, most common names are the same as typical spanish ones, my family name "Martínez" i think is this is the most common name, so it doesn't tell something about where we come from. This days there are a lot of foreign names that are very popular in my country as is Jennifer, Jonathan. When I meet someone for the first time I use to say "Marce", and usually they say "Whatttt? or How???", and then "Ahhhh". after my twice or more. I use their first name, when they are close to me in a family or a friendly way. In Spain there are a lot of pet names such as "cari, cielo, ..." and much more.