Etymograph

English

Jimenez

Jimenez comes from Spanish Jimeno, and goes back to seme ‘son’.

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentseme‘son’
  2. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentJimenoby way of Old Spanish Ximen
  3. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentJiménez
  4. EnglishtodayJimenez

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentseme‘son’
  2. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentJimenoby way of Old Spanish Ximen
  3. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentJiménez
  4. EnglishtodayJimenez

Today it means

name A surname from Spanish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Spanish seme / Jimenez