Suero is a

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. ''Suero'' is probably derived from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

''suarius'', "the late Roman term for state officials who procured and herded pigs for the ''

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'' of the city of Rome".Jamie Kreiner, ''Legions of Pigs in the Early Medieval West'' (Yale University Press, 2020), pp. 122 and 249 n9. Although unattested in antiquity, it may be compared to the known Latin

cognomina A ''cognomen'' (; plural ''cognomina''; from ''con-'' "together with" and ''(g)nomen'' "name") was the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. Initially, it was a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became here ...

based on "tenders of animals" (so-called ''Hirtennamen''), such as Armentarius, Asinarius, Bublarius, Caprarius, Gallinaria, Jugarius, Pecuarius, Porcarius and Zebrarius. Although

swineherd A swineherd is a person who raises and herds pigs as livestock. Swineherds in literature * In the New Testament are mentioned shepherd of pigs, mentioned in the Pig (Gadarene) the story shows Jesus exorcising a demon or demons from a man and a ...

s were not held in high regard, the name may be a ''nomen humilitatis'' (humble name), which Christians were known sometimes to deliberately choose (cf. Stodilo).Lidia Becker, ''Hispano-romanisches Namenbuch: Untersuchung der Personennamen vorrömischer, griechischer und lateinisch-romanischer Etymologie auf der Iberischen Halbinsel im Mittelalter (6.–12. Jahrhundert)'' (De Gruyter, 2009), pp. 997ff. The earliest attested form is Suerio in a document of 760. Other medieval spellings are Suarius, Soarius, Sveire, Suero and Suer. The

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was spelled Suariz, Soariz, Sueriz or Suarez (modern

Suárez Suárez is a common Spanish surname, widely spread throughout Latin America as a consequence of colonization. In origin it is a patronymic meaning "son of Suero" or "son of Soeiro". It is derived from the Latin name Suerius, meaning "Sugarman". T ...

). Persons bearing the name Suero include: * Suero Gundemáriz ( fl. 968–991), Galician nobleman and rebel *

Suero Vermúdez Suero Vermúdez (or Bermúdez) (died 12 August 1138) was an Asturian nobleman, territorial governor, and military leader. His career was marked by loyalty to the crown of León-Castile during the reigns of Alfonso VI, Urraca, and Alfonso VII. He ...

(d. 1138), Asturian nobleman and territorial governor * Suero I (bishop of Coria) (d. 1168) * Suero Rodríguez (d. 1206), grand master of the Order of Santiago *

Suero de Quiñones Suero de Quiñones (c. 1409 – 11 July 1456), called ("he of the pass"), was a knight and author born in the Kingdom of León (then part of the Crown of Castile). He gained fame by staging a ''pas d'armes'' at the river Órbigo. Suero was th ...

(d. 1456), Leonese knight and author

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