Jiménez

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Jiménez (archaic Ximénez) is a surname of Spanish origin. Variations of the surname also include Jimenes or Ximenes. In Spanish orthography when the stress of a word falls on the penultimate syllable, and the word ends with either an "N", "S" or vowel, the word needn't carry a diacritic on the vowel of the stressed syllable (in this case é.) In English orthography all variations are commonly written without the diacritic (Jimenez, Ximenez, Jimenes, and Ximenes.)

The most archaic form of the surname Ximénez can be traced to the Navarrese dynasty founded by Sancho Ximénez of the Middle Ages who eventually gained power in Aragón, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza, Castile, and León and Galicia until the last scion (Sancho the Strong) died in 1234.

The name also refers to:

Persons
*Carmita Jimenez (1944–2003), Puerto Rican singer
*Christian Jimenez (1986–), American soccer player
*Flaco Jiménez (1939–), Mexican-American musician
*José Alfredo Jiménez (1926–1973), Mexican singer-songwriter
*Joyce Jimenez (1978–), Filipino-American actress
*Tom Albert M. Jimenez III (1980–), Filipino-American multi-media designer
*Juan Isidro Jimenes (1847–1919), President of the Dominican Republic
*Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881–1958), Spanish poet
*Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914–2001), President of Venezuela 1952–1958
*Miguel Angel Jiménez (1964–), Spanish golfer
*Oscar Jimenez (contemporary), comic book artist
*Pennelope Jimenez (1978–), American model, actress, and Playboy centerfold model
*Phil Jimenez (contemporary), American comic book writer
*Fortún Ximénez (unknown–1533) Spanish sailor and foundeder of first known European settlement in Baja California
*Cardinal Ximenes (1436-1517), Spanish Cardinal, inquisitor and statesman

Fictional persons
*Jose Jimenez, fictional character created by comedian Bill Dana

Place names
*Jimenez, a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines.
*Jiménez, Chihuahua, a town in Mexico.
*Jiménez, Coahuila, a town in Mexico.
*Jiménez, Guerrero, a town in Mexico.

Organizations
*Jimenez Arms, maker of the JA-NINE semi-automatic pistol.
*Empresa León Jimenes CXA - largest company in the Dominican Republic.
Fruit
*Pedro Ximénez

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