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NAMES

PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:00 pm
by Pablo S.
-There are a many common names in my city: Martínez, González, Fernández...which as you know means son of Martín, Gonzalo, Fernando...
-In Spain there are more or less 18.594 people who named Segura as family name or surname. The surname Segura is the 236 th most common in Spain.
-Really my surname tells me a lot of my family because it's a name of a village in Guipuzcoa.
-My name is a name of a village or a river but is not a name of trades or professions. However, there are many names wich mean professions like Herrero or Pintor.
-From other countries there are many names but I don't know them. I suppose there are a lot of spanish names due to the south America immigration.
-When I meet someone for the first time I use my first name. Usually, in my work I use Dr....Family name or directly the forst name.
-Yes, in my work I use title plus surname because I suppose is more polite.
-In Spain there are common pet names like Cariño, Tesoro, Amorcito...