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Asturian names
Do Asturian given names exist? (I mean truly Asturian names, from the Asturian language, not Spanish names.) What kind of names would people living in Asturias give their children?Thank you,
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Of course there are Asturian names, but most people living in Asturias give their children regular Spanish names. A lot of Asturian names sound very similar to normal "Castillian" names, since they come from the same root. For example, the Spanish Juan has the Asturian equivalent of Xuan, much like there is the equivalent Joan in Catalonia. There has been a revival of Asturian names since the nineties, so people with names like Xelu or Xuacu tend to be either very old or little kids, although there are some exceptions, like Olaya and Xana, that have been popular for longer. My father, for example, is called Nel (Asturian for Manuel). His given name at birth was Manuel, because non-Spanish names weren't allowed under Franco's dictatorship, but he had it changed when it became legal.
If you search for "nombres Asturianos" or "nomes Asturianos" online you should find quite a lot of lists.
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ThanksThat's very helpful. Thank you.
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