What is "jimenez"

Jiménez (archaic forms, Ximénez or Ximenes; Galician and Portuguese: Ximenes, Catalan: Ximenis or Eiximenis) is a surname of Iberian origin, first appearing in the Basque lands. Jiménez is a patronymic construction from the modern-styled given name Jimeno, plus the Spanish suffix -ez, meaning "son [of]". The root appears to stem from Basque semen ('son'), attested in the Aquitanian inscriptions as Sembeconnis and like forms. Variants of the surname include the archaic Ximénez, Ximenes, as well as Giménez, Gimenes, Jimenes, Chiménez, Chimenes, Seménez and Semenes.

In Spanish orthography, the variations of Jiménez that end with a z are written with an acute accent on the second syllable. In English, all variations are commonly written without the diacritic.

In Portuguese orthography, there is no diacritic used for Ximenes.

Jiménez is the fourth canton in the province of Cartago in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of , and has a population of 15,928 (estimate as of 2013).

The capital city of the canton is Juan Viñas.

Jiménez or Jimenez may refer to:

• Jiménez (surname), a Spanish surname
• Jiménez dynasty, a medieval Iberian ruling family
• Jimenez (automobile company), a French manufacturer of automobiles, notably sports cars
• Jimenez Arms, an American manufacturer of firearms
• León Jimenez Group, Ltd, the largest company in the Dominican Republic
• Pedro Jiménez, a variety of grape grown in South America
• Joseph Jimenez, the CEO of Novartis