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Common names

PostPosted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:36 am
by Concha Pascual
1.- In my country, in the past, the most common names were José, Antonio or Francisco for men and Carmen, Isabel o Pilar for women. Now are Leo, Guillermo for men and Lucía for women.
2.-My surname is not very common.
3.- My family name doesn't tell me anything about my family.
4.- My family name refers to Easter.In Spain many surnames refer to professions as Baquero o Tejedor.
5.-In the 80s of the twentieth century there were very common names like Jonathan, Sheila or Vanessa.
6.- It depends on the situation.
7.- Yes, in a formal conversation.
8.-Honey, heart or heaven

Re: Common names

PostPosted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:24 pm
by erika morfin
1.-Where I come from, some common names are Jose, Maria, Carmen, Pedro.
2.-No, it is not.
3.-No, it does not.
4.-Not mine. No, it does not. No, there are not.
5.-Yes, there are Melody, Steffany, Brian, Iran.
6.-Mostly I use the surname, I use their first name when I get to know them better.
7.-No, never. In Mexico, it is disrespectful to use the surname without the title.
8.-Gordita, bonita, muñeca, cariño, chaparrita.