Among other forms of controversy are those pertaining to the anglicization of Spanish surnames. The replacement of "ñ" with another letter alters the pronunciation and meaning of a word or name, in the same manner that replacing any letter in a given word with another one would. For example, "Peña" is a common Spanish surname and a common noun that means "rocky hill"; it is often anglicized as "Pena", changing the name to the Spanish word for "pity", often used in terms of sorrow.