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[Surname] Name game
Regarding this name: J. Eduardo Peña C.
Can you please tell me the: Nombre(s)? Primer apellido? Segundo apellido? What does the "C." after Pena mean?Thank you very much.Tuli Molina
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In Spanish naming tradition, the primer apellido is the father's surname and the segundo apellido is the mother's (see tinyurl.com/gkvefon). So it looks like Peña is the primer apellido and C. is an abbreviation of the segundo apellido.
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Thank you. What about the initial "J." before Eduardo?
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I'd say it's another given name like Juan or José.
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