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Re: what are the origins of these names?
Click here for Nerio & SantosMartinez is from Martin (click hyperlink) - I can't remember offhand what the 'ez' adds to the name - someone else on here may be able to remember. Mayora I'm not sure about.
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the -ez part means 'son of', so Martinez is 'son of Martin'.Mayora means 'great' or 'the great', like the Dutch 'De Groot'.
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