(See below for disambiguation of the names
Jiménez and
Ximenes)Jiménez [archaic Ximénez/Ximenes] is a
surname of
Iberian origin. Jiménez is a
patronymic construction from the modern-styled
given name Jimeno, plus the
Spanish suffix -ez, meaning "son [of]". The English equivalent to Jiménez would be Simonson. Variants of the surname include the archaic Ximénez, Jimenes, Ximenes, Giménez, Gimenes, as well as Chimeno, and Semenes.
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