Rigor
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Frequency: (117)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Spanish (Philippines): possibly a nickname from rigor ‘severity’.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 18%. Gavino (2), Alejandro, Amado, Angel, Armida, Avelino, Carlos, Carmelita, Conrado, Engracia, Jose, Maria Paz.
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