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de único apellido en razón de su nacionalidad.

English translation: who, because of his/her nationality, has only one surname.

22:17 Mar 23, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / Court document
Spanish term or phrase: de único apellido en razón de su nacionalidad.
This is written right after the name of the petitioner.
Ana Ribeiro
Portugal
Local time: 19:15
English translation:who, because of his/her nationality, has only one surname.
Explanation:
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 12:15
Grading comment
Thanks!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10who, because of his/her nationality, has only one surname.
Robert Carter
Summary of reference entries provided
Taña Dalglish

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
who, because of his/her nationality, has only one surname.


Explanation:
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 12:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 558
Grading comment
Thanks!!!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, everyone. Makes total sense :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristina Zavala
0 min
  -> Thanks, Cristina.
agree  Toni Castano
5 mins
  -> Thanks, Toni.
agree  Joshua Parker
11 mins
  -> Thanks, Joshua.
agree  jude dabo: on track!
23 mins
  -> Thanks, Jude.
agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
53 mins
  -> Thanks, María.
agree  Robert Forstag: Or "a single surname."
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Robert.
agree  JohnMcDove
1 hr
  -> Thanks, John.
agree  Andy Watkinson: Better than what happened to a friend of mine with one surname attempting to convince a stubborn funcionario to leave a blank space on the form. Total refusal, funcionario’s solution was to write in the corresponding box: "de madre desconocida"
4 hrs
  -> :-) I used to have the same problem here. Strangers always use my middle name as if it were my surname. Cheers, Andy.
agree  neilmac
16 hrs
agree  AllegroTrans
1 day 2 hrs
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Reference comments


14 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference

Reference information:
Without context, I am hazarding a guess.

http://www.zucaes.com/es/bienes-raices/contrato-de-arrendami...
ENTRE NOSOTROS DUEÑO MAYOR, EMPRESARIO, NACIONALIDAD, CON CEDULA 221, VECINO ESCAZU, QUIEN EN ADELANTE SE DENOMINARA EL ARRENDANTE Y CLIENTE, **DE UNICO APELLIDO POR RAZON DE SU NACIONALIDAD ESTADOUNIDENSE**, VECINA DE SANTA ANA CON PASAPORTE NUMERO ________QUIEN EN ADELANTE SE DENOMINARA EL INQUILINO, HEMOS CONVENIDO EN EL PRESENTE CONTRATO DE ARRENDAMIENTO

EUR-Lex Access to European Union law - curia - Europa.eu
curia.europa.eu › EUROPA › EU law and publications › EUR-Lex
Under Article 1 of that law, if the parents used a single surname, that was the ... at his parents' request, the surname was changed to 'Grunkin-Paul' by virtue of ...



Hispanic Last Names: Why Two of Them? - Dr. MAPQ
perez.cs.vt.edu/twolastnames
Well, in Spanish a last name is not called a last name (último nombre would be ... By the way, Hispanics are not the only culture that uses two surnames, there ...


[use of a] single surname by virtue of nationality.....

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Note added at 16 mins (2017-03-23 22:33:34 GMT)
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I see Robert has posted a definitive answer. In principle, I agree, or words to that effect.

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 242

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  JohnMcDove
1 hr
  -> Thanks John.
agree  franglish
9 hrs
  -> Thanks franglish.
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