De la A a la Z: nombres de personas / From A-Z: People's names.

Question

La regla dice que los nombres propios no tienen traducción, pero muchos nombres de personas en español tienen equivalentes en inglés. Coloca la letra en orden alfabético, tu nombre favorito en español y su equivalente en inglés.

Recuerda hacer clic en Newest para que se mantenga el orden.

Some rules seem to dictate that proper names have no translation, but many people's names in Spanish have English equivalents. Start off by writing the letter of the alphabet followed by your favorite name in Spanish and its equivalent in English.

Remember to click on Newest to keep the answers in sequential order.

One of our most popular T V presenters is Ricardo Goncalves, born in Wolongong N S W . Save the name for "R' and I will provide a photo . - ray76, Oct 31, 2012

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/sbs-news-ricardo-gancalves-says-there-are-many-paths-to-success/story-fnd7xvub-1226334651176 - ray76, Oct 31, 2012

Answer 1

U

Ubaldo

I don´t know of an English equivalent, but a guy whose name is "Ubaldo" is many times called "Uva" ..... "Grape."

Try "Waldo " mate , how goes it ? - ray76, Nov 1, 2012

Very good, mate. Waldo sounds like a possibility, but I have no idea. I hope all is well down under - 005faa61, Nov 1, 2012

Conozco el nombre Ubaldo también. Tal vez Waldo, como dicen Uds. sea el equivalente. - francobollo, Nov 2, 2012

Side note: The names Usnavy, Usmail and Usarmy are very popular in Puerto Rico. They name their kids after various defense corps... This is no lie! - francobollo, Nov 2, 2012

Answer 2

L - Leonardo /Leonard

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You beat me to the punch! - francobollo, Oct 31, 2012

Franco , I wanted to say that in OZ now most migrant groups are keeping the names and spelling of their name intact , it is only the Asians that bother to anglicise their name. - ray76, Oct 31, 2012

Hubba, hubba! - rac1, Oct 31, 2012

Answer 3

I

Ignacio

Is it Ignatius in English? - francobollo, Oct 31, 2012

I know an Ignace , but not many Innocents ,Innocent one of the popes. - ray76, Oct 31, 2012

Because of our massive intake of migrants and their diversity , they are keeping their names intact , which is a good thing , resulting in a lot of these otherwise foreign names are now home- grown and becoming common - ray76, Oct 31, 2012

Where are the immigrants coming from? I know Australia ran a massive effort to attract foreigners a few years back. - francobollo, Oct 31, 2012

-groups are from the U S A . - ray76, Oct 31, 2012

We do not do that now Franco , but we have a family reunion package which as you can imagine works exponentially , South Americans are coming in large numbers as well as from Spain , Ireland Greece ,and Italy always , but strangely one of the largest - ray76, Oct 31, 2012

Asian migration is enormous also , in Victoria , we are increasing by 1.100 people per week , and with an overall population of just over 5 million that is large. - ray76, Oct 31, 2012

Answer 4

Guillermo=William

Guillermo del toro.Watch Pans Labryrinth and The Orphanage. Spooky but very good. - heliotropeman, Oct 30, 2012

:-) - francobollo, Oct 30, 2012

One of the best movies ever made , loved it. - ray76, Oct 31, 2012

Answer 5

**Felipe/Phillip**

Y al caer en manos de la Reina se convirtió en una rana.. lol - francobollo, Oct 30, 2012

lol, sí, hay muchas ranas en ese reino. - katydew, Oct 31, 2012

Una rana griego. - ray76, Oct 31, 2012

una rana griega... lol - francobollo, Nov 2, 2012

Answer 6

Zacarias -- Zachary

First face I found in a search for "Zachary."

Primer rostro que encontré en una busqueda de "Zachary."

Answer 7

F

Franscico - Parco

Answer 8

N -Normando / Norman

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Norman Rockwell- Artist , Illustrator ,Saturday Evening Post.

:-) - francobollo, Oct 31, 2012

Love Norman Rockwell! - rac1, Oct 31, 2012

Me too! - heliotropeman, Nov 1, 2012

Look at the way she is looking at her son , such love and devotion , gives me goose bumps. - ray76, Nov 2, 2012

I never tire of looking at his paintings , they show so much of a vanishing world that I loved. - ray76, Nov 2, 2012

Answer 9

vincent <> vicente

Vicente Fernández es una leyenda del mariachi mexicano. - francobollo, Nov 2, 2012

Answer 10

M

Marco - Mark

¡Un joven Marco Harmon!

A young Mark Harmon!

:-) - francobollo, Oct 31, 2012

Ooooh, la, la! - rac1, Oct 31, 2012

Answer 11

Héctor -> Hector

Names

Fácil, ¿no? - francobollo, Oct 31, 2012

Sí, muy fácil. - katydew, Oct 31, 2012

Answer 12

Benedict - Benedicto

Sé que es correcto, pero el nombre Brígida siempre me recuerda otra palabra menos alegre... lol - francobollo, Oct 29, 2012

Muchas gracias por la información, Francobollo - Fidalgo, Oct 29, 2012

Answer 13

W

William Guillermo

Believe it or not, I met someone named William Guillermo (William Willam or Guillermo Guillermo). How funny is that?

Weird! - --Mariana--, Nov 6, 2012

Answer 14

X

Xavier / Javier

Answer 15

R -Ricardo /Richard.

Ricardo Goncalves. T V presenter journalist. Australia.

Born in OZ. - ray76, Oct 31, 2012

He uses his Spanish name intacto. - ray76, Oct 31, 2012

Goncalves may be Portuguese, actually. Gonçalves. But in any case, glad he's kept his name intact. - francobollo, Nov 2, 2012

He pronounces it Gonsalves. He is very personable. - ray76, Nov 2, 2012