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HelpRe: Your all time least favorite classics (No restrictions)
in reply to a message by Caroline
I'm going to rant about María :)
I consider it the quintessential classic name. Used for generations and with no signs of going out of fashion any time soon.
Where I am from, it may be one of the most used first names, but everyone that is María Whatever goes by Whatever.
Every class in every school has 5 or 6 Marías for sure. None of them go by María, of course. I've known a few people that go by the two names. But generally, if your name is María Middlename, you are known as Middlename.
My point is, this name is pointless :) While I love the sound of some María Something combinations, the fact that it's so common means that you are mostly going to use your other name to be more identifiable.
Maybe it is a pretty name. But the fact that so many people are called this (but almost nobody actually uses it) makes it boring.
I consider it the quintessential classic name. Used for generations and with no signs of going out of fashion any time soon.
Where I am from, it may be one of the most used first names, but everyone that is María Whatever goes by Whatever.
Every class in every school has 5 or 6 Marías for sure. None of them go by María, of course. I've known a few people that go by the two names. But generally, if your name is María Middlename, you are known as Middlename.
My point is, this name is pointless :) While I love the sound of some María Something combinations, the fact that it's so common means that you are mostly going to use your other name to be more identifiable.
Maybe it is a pretty name. But the fact that so many people are called this (but almost nobody actually uses it) makes it boring.
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That's really interesting. I didn't know about this custom.
Lots of girls here are Mary Whatever (usually a family surname) but they go by both. No one goes by just Mary though.
Lots of girls here are Mary Whatever (usually a family surname) but they go by both. No one goes by just Mary though.
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Oh I meant they go by the middle name, not their last name :)
Are Mary-Something hyphenated Marys? I always wonder if that's how it works in general. Hyphenated names are non existent in Spanish.
Are Mary-Something hyphenated Marys? I always wonder if that's how it works in general. Hyphenated names are non existent in Spanish.
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No, these girls have double first names like Mary Helen or Mary Parker or Mary Caroline or Mary Lawson. Their last names are not included. So Mary Lawson's full name would be Mary Lawson Smith, but she'd just go by Mary Lawson.
Usually they aren't hyphenated, but are always double names.
Usually they aren't hyphenated, but are always double names.
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