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meaning of Ximanez
I was (dont laugh) watching a monty python's flying circus movie and I saw the name Ximanez and they pronounced it as he-may-neth. Any info on this one??? Im not sure on the spelling it might be Xemanez or the like. Anyways this was supposedly the name of a Spanish Cardinal.
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What you are looking for is Ximenez prn hee-meh-nez. It is a patronymic, Spanish surname that means Hijo de Ximun or Ximena. In English: Son of Simon.You are right, Fray Francisco Ximenez was a Spanish Cardinal who translated "The Popol Vuh" (Mayan culture's sacred book) into Spanish.Hope this helps,
~Magia~
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