<P> Although many Galician surnames have been historically adapted into Spanish phonetics and orthography, they are still clearly recognizable as Galician words: Freijedo, Spanish adaptation of freixedo' place with ash - trees'; Seijo from seixo' stone'; Doval from do Val' of the Valley'; Rejenjo from Reguengo, Galician evolution of local Latin - Germanic word Regalingo' Royal property' . </P> <P> Specially relevant are the Galician surnames originated from medieval patronymics, present in local documentation since the 9th century, and popularized from the 12th century on . Although many of them have been historically adapted into Spanish orthography, phonetics and traditions, many are still characteristically Galician; most common ones are: </P> <Ul> <Li> Alonso (medieval form Afonso, from the latinicised Germanic name Adefonsus): Spanish' Alfonso',' Alonso' . </Li> <Li> Álvarez (from médieval Alvares, from the Germanic name Halvar (d), latinicised as Alvarus). </Li> <Li> Ares (from the name Arias' or the town of Ares): Spanish' Arias' . </Li> <Li> Bermúdez (medieval form Vermues, from the latinicised Germanic name Veremodus + suffix - ici -). </Li> <Li> Bernárdez (from the Frankish name Bernard + suffix - ici -). </Li> <Li> Vieitez, Vieites (from the name Bieito, from Latin Benedictus + suffix - ici -): Spanish' Benítez' . </Li> <Li> Diz, Díaz (from the name Didacus + suffix - ici -): Spanish' Díaz' . </Li> <Li> Domínguez (medieval form Domingues, derived of the name Domingo, from Dominicus, + suffix - ici -). </Li> <Li> Enríquez (medieval form Anrriques, from the Frankish name Henric + suffiz - ici -). </Li> <Li> Estévez (medieval form Esteves, from the name Estevo, derived of Stephanus + suffix - ici -): Spanish' Estébanez' . </Li> <Li> Fernández (medieval form Fernandes, from the name Fernando, derived from the Germanic name Fredenandus + suffix - ici -): Spanish' Hernández' . </Li> <Li> Froiz (medieval form Froaz, from the Germanic name Froila' Lord' + suffix - ici -): Spanish' Flores' . </Li> <Li> García (medieval form Garçia, from the name Garcia). </Li> <Li> Giance (from the name Xian, old orthography Jiam, derived of Latin Iulianus + suffix - ici -), with no Spanish equivalent . </Li> <Li> Gómez (medieval form Gomes, from the name Gomes). </Li> <Li> González (medieval form Gonçalves, from the latinicised Germanic name Gundisalvus + suffix - ici -). </Li> <Li> López (medieval form Lopes, from the Latin nickname Lupus' wolf'). </Li> <Li> Lourenzo, Lorenzo (medieval form Lourenço, from the Latin name Laurentius). </Li> <Li> Martínez, Martín, Martís (from the Latin name Martinus + suffix - ici -): Spanish' Martínez' . </Li> <Li> Méndez (medieval form Meendes, from the name Mendo, from Menendus + suffix - ici -): Spanish' Menéndez',' Méndez' . </Li> <Li> Miguéns (from the name Miguel, derived of Michael + suffix - ici -): Spanish' Miguélez' . </Li> <Li> Núñez (medieval form Nunes, derived from the name Nunnus + suffix - ici -). </Li> <Li> Paz, Paes, Pais (from the name Paio, derived from Pelagius + suffix - ici -): Spanish' Peláez' . </Li> <Li> Pérez (medieval form Peres, from the name Pero, derived of Petrus, + suffix - ici -). </Li> <Li> Raimúndez (from the Frankish name Raimund + suffix - ici -). </Li> <Li> Rodríguez (from the name Rodrigo, from the latinicised Germanic form Rodericus + suffix - ici -). </Li> <Li> Rois (from the name Roi, nickname of Rodrigo + suffix - ici -): Spanish' Ruiz' . </Li> <Li> Sánchez (medieval form Sanches, from the name Sancho, derived from Latin Sanctius + suffix - ici -). </Li> <Li> Sueiro, Suárez (medieval forms Sueiro, Suares, from the name Suarius, with and without suffix - ici -): Spanish' Suárez' . </Li> <Li> Vázquez (medieval form Vasques, from the name Vasco, from Velasco, + suffix - ici -): Spanish' Velázquez' . </Li> <Li> Yanes (medieval forms Eanes, Ianes. from Iohannes, Yohannes + suffix - ici -): Spanish Eáñes' Yáñez' . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Alonso (medieval form Afonso, from the latinicised Germanic name Adefonsus): Spanish' Alfonso',' Alonso' . </Li>

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