Names in spanish

Question

What are some Spanish names that also can be used in English?

Please use correct spelling, thanks - 00494d19, Aug 30, 2010

Answer 1

Hola y bienvenida

Maria, Daniel, and David are spelled the same in both languages. Maria and Daniel have similar pronunciations, however David is very different. David is pronounced a little like dah-bith. The th in my pronunciation key sounds like th in this or close and the d sounds, to me, more like td. Unlike English d's don't always sound the same in Spanish. The d sounds in Spanish are hard to approximate in English.

I know d can sound like t in English, like in baked, but it's not the same kind of difference - canicos, Aug 30, 2010

Answer 2

There are many names. Mostly are Hebrew names, but there are some Greek, Latin, Germanic and Arabic names too.

Ruth (Rut), Peter (Pedro), John (Juan), Elizabeth (Elizabét). Any common name from the Bible usually translates over as a common name in either language.

Maybe this is a thing from Spain, but I've never heard any Spanish-speaking person called "Rut" or "Ruth", even though "Ruth" is Hebrew.

By the way, "Elizabét" has no accent.

Answer 3

Ruth (Rut), Peter (Pedro), John (Juan), Elizabeth (Elizabét). Any common name from the Bible usually translates over as a common name in either language.