Can you name the Spanish first names in English? by chriskotx

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Spanish first names in English Quiz

by chriskotx

Created Sep 3, 2010 in Language
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	Q_Pheevr:	Sep 3rd, 2010 at 22:36 GMT	3 points
	I think it would be good to require people to answer in order; otherwise, it's possible just to list a bunch of typical English names, which isn't as much fun.

	dancastro:	Sep 4th, 2010 at 02:09 GMT	2 points
	Very good quiz. Only some minor remarks: Raúl has an accent mark and Luis hasn't one. Marcos is the only authentic Spanish form; although Marco is also used in Spanish-speaking countries, its origin is Italian. You can have a daughter named Catarina if you want, but the traditional Spanish spelling is Catalina. Please accept also Philip for Felipe.

	AlexRandom:	Sep 4th, 2010 at 02:39 GMT	1 point
	Definitely correct Catarina -> Catalina: the first form is Portuguese, the second Spanish. I am really surprised by Raul + Ralph and Diego = James, since Rafael (f, not ph) and Jaime exist and are relatively well known names in Spanish. Have you double-checked your source?

	Pillbug:	Sep 4th, 2010 at 02:54 GMT	5 points
	Nice quiz. @AlexRandom: Ralph and Raphael/Rafael are not related names. Raúl = Ralph. The histories of both James and Diego are convoluted but both ultimately derive from "Jacob" so yes, they are equivalent.

	chriskotx:	Sep 4th, 2010 at 03:47 GMT	3 points
	Thanks for taking the quiz and for all the valuable remarks. Didn't know that Catarina and Marco were from Portuguese and Italian..just know they are used in Mexico.

	AlexRandom:	Sep 4th, 2010 at 05:35 GMT	1 point
	I guess the dubbers of The Simpsons didn't do their research properly then, since Ralph Wiggum is called Rafa in Spanish!

	Anne13:	Sep 4th, 2010 at 06:43 GMT	1 point
	No Ana (Ann/Anne/Anna)

	chacho:	Sep 4th, 2010 at 09:08 GMT	1 point
	@alexrandom: do the mexicans "translate" all the names on the simpsons? we do not do it in spain, ralph wiggum, homer,bart,marge,lisa,maggie,abe... all names are the english ones.

	ablackperson:	Sep 4th, 2010 at 17:57 GMT	0 points
	Good quiz, although I think you should accept Jacob for Diego. I think Diego is closer to Jacob than James, whereas Jaime is the closer equivalent to James.

	Chocolatl:	Sep 4th, 2010 at 20:06 GMT	2 points
	ablackperson--actually, Jaime and Diego are variants of the same name, and both names, as well as James, derive from Jacob. So neither is closer than the other.

	RS89:	Sep 5th, 2010 at 00:00 GMT	-2 points
	Need to accept Kaitlin/Katelyn/Caitlin for Catalina and Jacob for Diego.

	AlexRandom:	Sep 5th, 2010 at 03:18 GMT	2 points
	@ Chacho: The Mexican dubbing, which is used in all Latin America, leaves most names unchanged (Ralph to Rafa and Lionel (Hutz) to Leonardo are the only two changes I can remember now) but changes many surnames of secondary characters: Barney Gumble becames Barney Gomez, Reveredn Lovejoy becomes Reverendo Alegria, Mayor Quimby becomes Alcalde Diamante, Chief Wiggum become Jefe Gorgory, and so on.

	chriskotx:	Sep 5th, 2010 at 03:44 GMT	2 points
	@RS89 - Caitlin (and its varied forms) is the Irish equivalent of Catherine. The quiz asks for English equivalents. Yes, Jacob is related to James and Diego, as stated in above comments, but the closest and most obvious form of Jacob in Spanish is Jacobo.

	Quinteh:	Sep 5th, 2010 at 05:29 GMT	0 points
	How the hell does Diego translate to James? ._.

	Pillbug:	Sep 5th, 2010 at 14:20 GMT	3 points
	@Quinteh: it's a little too complicated to explain here. Try http://spanish.about.com/od/historyofspanish/a/diego.htm .

	chriskotx:	Sep 6th, 2010 at 00:19 GMT	4 points
	@Quinteh and others who question the relation of Diego and James: open a Spanish Bible to the Book of James - you will find it titled Santiago which is a combined form of San Diego. If that is not convincing, I encourage you to do 2 minutes of google research. I've added Jacob as a bonus answer, along with Caitlin. Pillbug, I appreciate your back-up on this.

	rca:	Sep 8th, 2010 at 12:16 GMT	1 point
	How about Roberto???

	kagomeshuko:	Mar 12th, 2011 at 03:03 GMT	-2 points
	I thought Enrique as also "Richard." This isn't a great quiz. There are different names.

	lucia:	Jan 1st, 2012 at 19:07 GMT	1 point
	Pretty easy, especially for a portuguese speaker (spanish is very close to portuguese), only missed out on Diego, which I definatelly didnt know was an equivalent to James (maybe jaime, would be, I thought). In portuguese the "equivalent" to James is Tiago (saint james is sao tiago, for example), but we also have the name Diogo, which is the portuguese equivalent to Diego. So I guess thats something to consider. Still I thought it was a great quiz, congrats.

	lucia:	Jan 1st, 2012 at 19:13 GMT	1 point
	kagomeshuko - Richard, is Ricardo, Enrique is Henry (we call it Henrique in portuguese). Also I find it interesting these "translations" of names, I mean, how is William and Guillermo supose to be equivalents? Of course they started with the same root, but are totally different names, nowadays.