Jiménez 2266182 224503331 2008-07-09T03:44:00Z 99.132.130.36 /* People */ {{otheruses4|the surname 'Jiménez'|other uses|Jiménez (disambiguation)}} {{redirect|Ximénez}} [[Image:Dante (Malcolm X Park).jpg|thumb|200px|[[Ettore Ximenes]]' "Dante" can be found in [[Washington, D.C.]]'s [[Meridian Hill Park]].]] (See below for disambiguation of the names [[Spanish-language surname|'''Jiménez''']] and [[Portuguese surnames|'''Ximenes''']]) '''Jiménez''' [archaic '''Ximénez'''/'''Ximenes'''] is a [[surname]] of [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian]] origin, first appearing in the [[Basque]] lands. Jiménez is a [[patronymic]] construction from the modern-styled [[given name]] ''[[Jimeno]]'', plus the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[suffix]] ''-ez'', meaning "son [of]". Variants of the surname include the archaic '''Ximénez''', '''Jimenes''', '''Ximenes''', '''Giménez''', '''Gimenes''', as well as '''Chimeno''', and '''Semenes'''. In Spanish [[orthography]], when the stress of a word falls on the [[penultimate]] [[syllable]] and the word ends with an "[[N]]", "[[S]]" or a [[vowel]], the word need not carry a [[diacritic]] on the vowel of the stressed syllable (in this case '''é'''). In [[English language|English]] orthography, all variations are commonly written without the [[diacritic]] -- Jimenez, Ximenez, Gimenez, Jimenes, Ximenes, and Gimenes. In [[Portuguese language]] orthography, there is no [[diacritic]] used for '''Ximenes'''. ==Portuguese Descent== When the modern name '''Ximenes''' has an ''-es'' suffix, it is almost certainly of Portuguese, [[Galician language|Galician]] or Old Spanish origin, as the orthographic change to ''-ez'' (and indeed, the consonant shift from [[X]] to [[J]]) was revised in Spain only in the late 1700s. This obviously was not the case in Portugal. Other languages in [[Castilian people|Castilian]]-dominated lands like [[Catalonia]], [[Galicia]], [[Aragon]], etc. often retained the ''-es'' ending, and their descendants bear witness to this historical [[anomaly]]. The name Ximenes itself is thought to derive as both surname and place name from the common Iberian territory of [[Galicia|Galicia]], since Lusophone linguists believe the [[Galician language]] is the forebear of both Modern Portuguese and Modern Spanish. Ximenes, as such, exists most commonly in Portugal, and in all of the ex-Portuguese Crown territories, especially in Brazil. Bishop [[Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo]], Noble Laureate from [[East Timor]] in 1996, and Brazilian actress, [[Mariana Ximenes]], are prime examples of this historical difference. ==People== {{surname|Jiménez|nocat}} *[[FREDI JIMENEZ]], (1948–), Roman Catholic Bishop of East Timor, Nobel Laureate *[[Captured US soldiers in May 2007|Alex Jimenez]], (1982–), [[United States Army]] soldier [[missing in action]] in [[Iraq]] *[[Carmita Jimenez]], (1944–2003), Puerto Rican singer *[[Christian Jimenez]], (1986–), American soccer player *[[Antonio Luis Jiménez]], (1984–), Chilean soccer player *[[Elvio Jiménez]], (1940–), Major League Baseball player *[[Flaco Jiménez]], (1939–), Mexican-American musician *[[Iker Jiménez]], (1973–), Spanish journalist *[[José Alfredo Jiménez]], (1926–1973), Mexican singer-songwriter *[[Jose Jimenez (baseball player)|Jose Jimenez]], (1973–), Major League Baseball player *[[Joyce Jimenez]] (1978–), Filipino-American actress *[[Juan Isidro Jimenes]], (1847–1919), President of the Dominican Republic *[[Juan Ramón Jiménez]], (1881–1958), Spanish poet, Nobel Laureate *[[Manny Jiménez]], (1938–), Major League Baseball player *[[Marcos Pérez Jiménez]], (1914–2001), President of Venezuela 1952–1958 *[[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]], (1964–), Top Spanish professional golfer *[[Oscar Jimenez]], (contemporary), Comic book artist *[[Phil Jimenez]], (contemporary), American comic book writer *[[Ramón Jiménez Gaona]] (1969–), Paraguayan discus thrower *[[Roberto Jiménez]], (1983–), Peruvian soccer professional *[[Sérgio Jimenez]], (1984–), Brazilian racing driver *[[Fortún Ximénez]], (unknown–1533) Spanish sailor and founder of first known European settlement in [[Baja California]] *[[Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros|Francisco Ximenes de Cisneros]], (1436-1517), Spanish Cardinal, inquisitor and statesman (called in his lifetime, '''Ximenes de Cisneros''') *[[Didacus Ximenes]], (d. 1560), Spanish monk, theologian, rector of the University of Salamanca *[[Sebastiano Ximenes]], (c. late-1500s), Italian banker of Portuguese origin in Florence, patron of the Arts *[[Moäng Ratu Dona Ines Ximenes da Silva of Flores]], (c. 1700), lady sovereign and member of the Portuguese Ximenes da Silva ruling family of the island-principality of Flores, in present-day Indonesia *[[Leonardo Ximenes]], (1716-1786), Italian mathematician, engineer, astronomer and geographer *[[Captain João Correia Ximenes]], (1624-1699), Portuguese-Brazilian soldier, convert to Christianity; progenitor of the Ximenes de Aragão family, specifically. Other Brazilian Ximenes families have antecedence which are various and of more recent immigration *[[Miguel Ximenes, 1st Viscount de Pinheiro]], (1806-1884), Portuguese nobleman, Army general *[[Dona Josefa Ximenes Castanheda de Moura, Baroness of São-Cosme]], Daughter of Dom Romão Ximenes Castanheda, Wife of the 1st Baron of São-Cosme; namesake granddaughter married Dom António of Portugal in 1889, a prince of the [[House of Braganza]] *[[Morris Ximenes]], (c. 1762-1830), English Jewish businessman who converted to Christianity; had a son, also called Sir David Ximenes, named for his uncle *[[General Sir David Ximenes]], (d. 1848), [[KCH]], Berkshire magistrate, owner of stately home, '''Bear Ash''', youngest brother of [[Morris Ximenes]] *[[Ettore Ximenes]], (1855-1926), Italian sculptor *[[Michel Ximenes]], (1939–), French politician, lawyer *[[Claudio de Jesus Ximenes]], (contemporary) Supreme Court Chief Justice of East Timor *Rev. Francisco de Vasconcelos Ximenes, (d. September 10, 1999), Timorese [[Protestant]] minister assassinated in [[Indonesia]]; has a namesake son who is also a missionary minister *[[João Ximenes Braga]], (contemporary), Brazilian journalist and soap opera writer *[[Mariana Ximenes]], (1981–), Brazilian actress *[[Orion Ximenes Filho]], (1945–), Brazilian actor, voice-over artist *[[Paulo César Ximenes]], (1943–), Brazilian economist *[[Julio Ximenes Senior]], (1901-1975), Brazilian scientist, author, and World War II Army general *[[Raul Jimenez]], (1968-), psychiatrist *[[Geronimo D. Jimenez]], (March 30, 1980), I.T. Staff, Computer Technician, Data Analyst, Mega Jesta Prints Inc., Philippines *[[Carlos E Jimenez ]],Chicago Artist born in San Jose,Costa Rica,showing at The John F.Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D.C 2008 also The United Nations in 2007 and collected by Maria Shriver First Lady of California of the Kennedy family.Her husband is Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California. Illustration for the Ximenes of [[Poissy]], France clan. Their descendants also reside in Brazil. Motto ([[Latin]]): '''In Deo Æternum''' (Into God Eternally). An alternate coat of arms is assigned to the Ximenes of Bear Ash/Place clan by the [[College of Arms]], in the United Kingdom. The coat of arms is described thusly, "''Ximenes of Bear Place. Or two bars gules with a pale countercoloured over all and a border azure.''" [[Image:XimenesCoatofArms.JPG|thumb|150px|'''"Ximenes de Poissy"''' Coat of Arms: French dynasty of Portuguese origin]] ==Pseudonyms== * Ximenes, pseudonym of [[Derrick Somerset Macnutt]] (1902–1971), British crossword compiler ==Fictional Persons== *[[Jose Jimenez (character)|Jose Jimenez]], fictional character created by comedian Bill Dana *Ximines, crossword puzzle setter for the Listener and successor to Torquemada ==Sephardic Name== The surname Jimenez has been identified by the Holy Office of the Catholic Church of Spain as a [[Sephardic]] ([[Jewish]]) surname.[http://genforum.com/jimenez/messages/256.html][http://genforum.com/jimenez/messages/256.html] ==Ruling Dynasty== The [[Jiménez dynasty]] in [[905]] became kings of [[Pamplona]], eventually expanding control to most of [[Christian]] [[Spain]]. ==External links== *[http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/jimenez-family-crest.htm Coat of Arms of the Spanish version of the name, Jiménez] *[http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/j/bl_name-JIMENEZ.htm Meaning & Origin of the Spanish "Jiménez"] *[http://www.saudades.org/Sobrenomes_luso_brasil.htm Meaning & Origin of the Portuguese "Ximenes"] *[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eneko_Arista French entry on Eneko Arista, First King of Vascony, son of Iñigo (or Eneko) Ximenes Arista, Comte de Bigorre, Semen de Gascogne"] *[http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1700.htm Women in Power: Moäng Ratu Dona Ines Ximenes da Silva of Flores (Indonesia)] *[http://www.liceoximenes.it Liceo Ginnasio Statale "Leonardo Ximenes"] *[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Panciatichi-Ximenes Italian entry on Sebastiano Ximenes' "Palazzo Ximenes de Sangallo"] *[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=43203 Historical information on one line of the Ximenes family in Britain] *[http://oglobo.globo.com/blogs/ximenes/ João Ximenes Braga's [[O Globo]] blog] *{{imdb name|id=0944543|name=Mariana Ximenes}} *{{imdb name|id=0944544|name=Orion Ximenes}} [[Category:Spanish surnames]] [[de:Jiménez]] [[es:Jiménez]] [[fr:Jiménez]] [[it:Jiménez]] [[nl:Jiménez]] [[pt:Ximenes]]