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Help[Opinions] Re: Juan
in reply to a message by John10
My favorite Spanish name is Ramón.
Other Spanish names I like: Pilar, Maricela, Francisco, Rodrigo, Estela, Fernanda, Xiomara. Most of them are probably dated, I guess.
I've seen American kids with no apparent Hispanic heritage (parents had English names and spoke English as their first, maybe only, language) named Diego, Ignacio, and Mateo. So maybe the cross-border naming goes both ways! I could never use Ramón - I'd have to put on an accent to say it right, haha. I'd use Raymond. I guess I feel sort of the same way you do, about naming too obviously outside your language heritage. Although I guess it means something different for a Mexican to use an English-language form of a name, than for a non-Hispanic American to use a Spanish-language form of a name.
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- mirfak
Other Spanish names I like: Pilar, Maricela, Francisco, Rodrigo, Estela, Fernanda, Xiomara. Most of them are probably dated, I guess.
I've seen American kids with no apparent Hispanic heritage (parents had English names and spoke English as their first, maybe only, language) named Diego, Ignacio, and Mateo. So maybe the cross-border naming goes both ways! I could never use Ramón - I'd have to put on an accent to say it right, haha. I'd use Raymond. I guess I feel sort of the same way you do, about naming too obviously outside your language heritage. Although I guess it means something different for a Mexican to use an English-language form of a name, than for a non-Hispanic American to use a Spanish-language form of a name.
You'll need to sign up for an account on this website to post a poll. (There's no spam associated with it - the site is privately owned and doesn't sell your email.) I'll vote, if you do :-)
- mirfak
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