Are names in English any different than...
Are names in English any different than they would be in Spanish? Like, would I change the names "Amy" or "Sasha" in English to something else in Spanish?
Thanks for your help!
-Tootsie 
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Yes, Some are different, for example, James in Spanish is Juan, Thomas is "Tomás", David has a different pronunciation in Spanish and so on. Some just changes in the spelling, others in the stress and others are completely different. But you don't have to change your name when you're talking in Spanish. if you were called Mary you will be Mary not Maria. xD
Are names in English any different than they would be in Spanish? Like, would I change the names "Amy" or "Sasha" in English to something else in Spanish?
In Spain (and I am sure in other Spanish-speaking countries), they pronounce names the same. Yes, some proper names change, such as kings and explorers (Cristobol Colón for Christopher Columbus, etc). But current celebrities are known by their real name, sometimes with different pronunciation.
They change the pronunciation to better fit what they are used to in their own language. That sometimes can result in over-emphasized vowels, like Amy Winehouse as "Amy Wyne-howse" or Tom Cruise as "Tohm Croos" with a soft S sound as opposed to a Z sound.
My friend Carly always had the toughest time getting people to pronounce her name correctly. They always said "Care-lee" instead of "Cahr-lee." To me, that just seemed odd because they have "Carlos" and the "Car" is pronounced exactly the same!
So to answer your question...
If you were to go to a Spanish-speaking country, they would call those girls by their names, Amy and Sasha. Perhaps they might try to pronounce Amy as "ah-mee" or Sasha as "Sah-cha" or "Sa-zha" (since there is no sh sound in Spanish).
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Some names can´t change, for exemple. Susan, Susan in English has the same spelling that Susan in Spanish... But Carlos is a Spanish name and if you want to change it in English that would be Charlie.. And you cannot change Amy and Sasha =)
There are some names that are spelled the same in Spanish than in English and there are others who are different than escribise, Antonio = Antony example, Maria = Maria
