Where does “Jimenez” come from?

Jimenez comes from Old Spanish Ximen, a personal name of uncertain ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Jimenez”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	Jiménez	—
2	Spanish	Jimeno	—
3	Old Spanish	Ximen	—
4	Basque	Semen	—
5	Basque	seme	son
6	Proto-Basque	senbe	boy
7	Persian	شنبه	Saturday
8	Hebrew	שַׁבָּת	Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
9	Akkadian	šapattum	—