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Frías (name)
Frías is a common Spanish surname. Its Portuguese counterpart is Frias (with no accent) and its English counterpart is Fryas. It is the middle name, last name, ''apellido materno'', or ''apellido paterno'', of several people: * Duke of Frías, a hereditary title created in 1492 by King Ferdinand II of Aragon, and used by several persons throughout Spanish history * Adán Chávez Frías (born 1953), Venezuelan politician * Alonso de Salazar Frías (c. 1564–1636), known as "The Witches’ Advocate" during the Spanish Inquisition *Aníbal José Chávez Frías (1957–2016), Colombian politician *Arturo Frias (born 1956), American boxer * Charles Frias (1922–2006), American businessman and philanthropist *Elena Frías de Chávez (born 1935), mother of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez * Fany Santa Chalas Frias (born 1993), Dominican sprinter *Gabriela Frías (born 1971), Mexican journalist and television host * Gustavo Martínez Frías (1935–2009), Colombian Catholic archbishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Name
A Portuguese name is typically composed of one or two personal names, and a number of family names (rarely one, often two or three, sometimes more). The first additional names are usually the mother's family surname(s) and the father's family surname(s). For practicality, usually only the last surname ( excluding prepositions) is used in formal greetings. General The Portuguese naming system is very flexible. Portuguese law establishes the need for a child to have at least one personal name and one surname from one of the parents. The law also establishes the maximum number of names allowed: up to two personal names and four surnames. Advice from the says of this restriction that a name "may contain a maximum of six simple words or compounds, as a rule, up to two first names and four surnames"; more may be permissible in some circumstances. Usually, the maternal surnames precede the paternal ones, but the opposite is also possible. If the father is unknown, or he has not ackn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |