Yes, it's a Basque one, but the kind of surname that was Spaniarized (which is a word I've just made up xD).
Those do sound perfectly normal to any of us outside the Basque country.

There are other Basque surnames - the ones which keep the original sounds - which for me sound like a puzzle



Yeah, well, this was long before newspaper existed
I don't think he wanted any popularity.
He was just a madman who thought he was a lycanthrope.

I’m not big on sweets, I think I like salty foods more. I dunno, I just really like chips. XD

I'm definetely a sweet tooth.
I should not indulge in sugary stuff, but still... oh, well.

I like dark chocolate. And fuzzy peaches from Maynard’s. But not much a sweet tooth. I just went around right now, sneaking off the secret stash of chips lol.

No I don’t think they do lol. But I like salty foods more I guess. Although both sweets and salty foods should be eaten in moderation. XD

My mom bought koala shaped cookies with chocolate inside. >w<

So being called is not nice? Funny. Here being "salado" is quite a good thing to say about anyone.


There is a Basque Country here in Spain. Despite not being large, there are several different countries in Spain with their own languages (although we all speak Spanish of course).
I have two languages: Galician and Spanish.

Anyway all those languages have roots in Latin, so they are kinda related. (Same as Portuguese, French, Italian, etc.)
But Basque is a completely different language, not related to Latin, and nobody really knows where it originated. Therefore both its grammar and vocabulary are strange for Spanish-speaking people.

That's why many names and surnames evolved (after centuries) to a more Spanish-y pronunciation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendoza_(name)
Apparently its Basque original version would be Mendi-Hotza.



@Hotarla:
Koakas!
Those are too cute to be eaten