<P> The name Mendoza means `` cold mountain '' , derived from the Basque words mendi ( mountain ) and ( h ) otz ( cold ) + definite article ' - a ' ( Mendoza being mendi+ ( h ) otza ) . The original Basque form with an affricate sibilant ( / ts / , Basque spelling / tz / ) evolved in Spanish to the current form . </P>
<P> The name Mendoza means `` cold mountain '' , derived from the Basque words mendi ( mountain ) and ( h ) otz ( cold ) + definite article ' - a ' ( Mendoza being mendi+ ( h ) otza ) . The original Basque form with an affricate sibilant ( / ts / , Basque spelling / tz / ) evolved in Spanish to the current form . </P>
where does the last name mendoza originate from
where does the last name mendoza originate from
`` cold mountain '' , derived from the Basque words mendi ( mountain ) and ( h ) otz ( cold ) + definite article ' - a ' ( Mendoza being mendi+ ( h ) otza ) .
`` cold mountain '' , derived from the Basque words mendi ( mountain ) and ( h ) otz ( cold ) + definite article ' - a ' ( Mendoza being mendi+ ( h ) otza ) .