Martinez
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Martínez, often spelt without the accent on the "i" in English, is a common surname in the Spanish language. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning Son of Martín (English: Martin). Its Portuguese equivalent is Martins. It is a name associated with a great number of different people: See List of people by name: Martinez. Martinez (as well as other Patronymics such as Hernandez, Gomez, etc) is also used sometimes as a component word of a multi-word surname in Spanish. Famous examples are Martinez del Rio and Perez Cuellar
Martinez is also the name of several places in the United States of America:
A suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina is called Martínez.