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Talk about turning your luck around... Somehow not mentioned in the Wiki page, but Guerrero actually means Warrior in Spanish. So I get the last name comes fro

Talk about turning your luck around... Somehow not mentioned in the Wiki page, but Guerrero actually means Warrior in Spanish. So I get the last name comes from him (?), unverifiable of course. EDIT: Several people pointed out that the surname “Guerrero” has existed in Spain long before the 1500s, so my guess about it originating with Gonzalo Guerrero was off. Thanks for the corrections—leaving the rest of my comment for context.

Azkron 1y ago
"Guerrero" is a common last name in Spain.
taveras 1y ago
How did you come to that conclusion? The last name Guerrero predates the 1500s by centuries.
LtdJorge 1y ago
Why would the last name come from him and not the other way?
yard2010 1y ago
There's that lovely phenomenon, I can't recall the name, of people that live to their name. Like a cook who's named Jon Cook, a gardener who's named Phil Gardener, you get it. So this.
- enricozb 1y ago
  nominative determinism
  - mistercheph 1y ago
    It's name itself serving as a kind of fate for what it refers to
    - pelagicAustral 1y ago
      Is that "bootstrapping"?
  - AStonesThrow 1y ago
    Well, it may surprise you to know that surnames such as "Cook" and "Butler" are occupational and actually derive from men, centuries ago, who were actually cooks or butlers and eventually coined a newfound surname from that occupation (which may often be passed down father-to-son.) So if a modern fellow is named "Jon Cook" it may indeed be a regression hearkening back to one or more of his ancestors and how they were named. I am more accustomed to "nominative determinism" being associated with a person's given name, and how they grow up to take on a given role.
    - celticninja 1y ago
      Perhaps this example: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c078l0glxg8o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c078l0glxg8o
- jxjnskkzxxhx 1y ago
  Or a librarian named Mr Bookman.
matheist 1y ago
"Guerrero" comes from Spanish "guerra", which is cognate to English "war". They both derive from a common proto-Germanic root.

Azkron 1y ago

"Guerrero" is a common last name in Spain.

taveras 1y ago

How did you come to that conclusion? The last name Guerrero predates the 1500s by centuries.

LtdJorge 1y ago

Why would the last name come from him and not the other way?

yard2010 1y ago

There's that lovely phenomenon, I can't recall the name, of people that live to their name. Like a cook who's named Jon Cook, a gardener who's named Phil Gardener, you get it. So this.

enricozb 1y ago
nominative determinism
- mistercheph 1y ago
  It's name itself serving as a kind of fate for what it refers to
  - pelagicAustral 1y ago
    Is that "bootstrapping"?
- AStonesThrow 1y ago
  Well, it may surprise you to know that surnames such as "Cook" and "Butler" are occupational and actually derive from men, centuries ago, who were actually cooks or butlers and eventually coined a newfound surname from that occupation (which may often be passed down father-to-son.) So if a modern fellow is named "Jon Cook" it may indeed be a regression hearkening back to one or more of his ancestors and how they were named. I am more accustomed to "nominative determinism" being associated with a person's given name, and how they grow up to take on a given role.
  - celticninja 1y ago
    Perhaps this example: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c078l0glxg8o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c078l0glxg8o
jxjnskkzxxhx 1y ago
Or a librarian named Mr Bookman.

matheist 1y ago

"Guerrero" comes from Spanish "guerra", which is cognate to English "war". They both derive from a common proto-Germanic root.