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Re: Meanings of Spanish NN:s

by Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)

12/6/2005, 1:00 PM

According to Hispanic First Names by Richard Woods:

Licha: can be from Alicia, Elisabeth, Elisea, Eloisa, Isabel, or Leticia.

Quina: from Aquiles (though since Quino is said to be from Joaquin, I would guess that Quina could also be from Joaquina.)

Chivita: not listed, but Chivete and Chiveto are said to be from Silvestre.

Chepa: from Jose (or Josefa) or Maria.

Pochencho: not listed, but Pocho is from Alfonso or Ambrosio.

Mapy: nothing like it in that book

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- Caprice +1

12/6/2005, 1:21 PM

Thanks! The names are from a comic, BTW n/m

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- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)

12/6/2005, 1:38 PM

You're welcome!

There are evidently many pet forms which are used in Latin America which are not used in Spain. Of course, we have a few pet forms of English names, such as Hank for Henry and Chuck for Charles, which are common in the USA but are almost never found in England.

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