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The "ez" ending seen on many Hispanic names like Sanchez, Fernandez, Martinez is the equivalent of "the child of" - much like Anderson(en) = the son of Anders, MacArthur = the son of Arthur, O'Reilly = son of Reilly, etc.

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The English equivalent for the Spanish suffix "ez" is "ness" or "ity".

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