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1. The common names where I´am come from are: Maria, Ana, Carolina, Mariana, Andrea, Pablo, Tomas, Luis, Ricardo, Andres, Manuel.

2, Is not.-

3.- Yes, they tell me.-
4.- My middle name es Geraldine, come from a famous singer from USA, Geraldine Chaplin.
5. I dont know
6. In my country you can use the name of the other person in the same moment when you meet in informal situation. In formal, like: metting o business you usually use the surname.
7. In my country we use surnames without a title in few situation, por exemple in schools
8. In my language use petnames such love, bonito, lindo.

What are the common names where you come from?
They are Maria, Guadalupe, José, Juan
Is your family name common?
No, it isn't
Does your family name tell you anything about your family (e.g., where you come from)?
No, t doesn't
Some English names refer to trades or professions, such as Butcher or Baker. Does your name mean anything?
No, it isn't
Are there any names in your country that do?
Yes, there are a lot.
Are any names from other countries popular in your country? Yes, there are.
Which ones? Kimberly, Brian, Jonathan
In your country when you meet someone for the first time, what name do you use? Hello, nice to meet you.
How do you know when you can use their first name? Who is the person that is speaking, a girl or a boy
In your country do you ever use surnames without a title (e.g., Mrs or Mr)? Yes, We do.
When could you do this? In the family, at school, at work Why would you do it?
I suppose it's friendly.
There are common pet names in English that show affection, such as honey, darling or pet. What words are used in your language?

1.- The most popular and common names from Spain are Antonio, María and Carmen, but it depends of the community because in mine it's different; here in Catalonia, the common names are Marc, Pol, Júlia and Martina.
2.- Yes, of course... my family name is Martínez and I think it's too common in Spain and also in Latin countries.
3.- Well, the origin is from the north of Spain but you can find it in a lot of countries of America due to the Spanish colonization.
4.- Yes, Martínez is a derivate of the name Martin and they used as a family name; it's to say Martinez became a surname but they wanted to say "son's Martin".
5.- Yes, maybe Jonathan, Jennifer, Kilian...
6.- Usually, we used the first name for people you met the first time, but if that person is someone important (popular) you can use first "Mr" o "Miss" (probably with your boss Mr. Joan Pere)
7.- As a general rule, we used the first surname always with "Mr" or "Miss" for politician, doctors, the police or bosses of a big enterprise.
8.- I'd got a pretty cat whose name was Bigotes but I always called her PETITA; probably, linda, chica, petita, Carquinyoli, jejejeje