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Boy · Medieval Iberian, uncertain
Jimeno
Say it: hee-MEH-noh
Meaning
Uncertain. From medieval Latin Scemenus; possibly from Simeon or of Basque origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Common in Navarre and Aragon and the source of the surname Jiménez.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ximeno
Famous bearers
- Jimeno Garcés, king of Pamplona
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
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