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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 10-08-2010 at 23:17:

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Originally posted by clouddancer
And yet I would have said my friend from Mexico said that women tend to have names that end with a vowel where as men have names that end in a consonant.

Maybe I misunderstood though, because I believe she said her father was Armando, ending with a /o/, and she was named after him Armandina. Maybe the /a/ /i/ sound is considered feminine and the /o/ /u/ sound is masculine. *shrug*

Candi can correct me (I hope), but in Spanish, many female names end in 'a', while the male form ends in 'o'. A few female names end in 'ita'. These tend to be the ones derived from Latin. 'Maria' and 'Mario', 'Juan' and 'Juanita' (or 'Juana').

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Posted by amethyst on 10-08-2010 at 23:21:

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Hispanics give very long formal names, but use the diminuitives, so maybe I misspoke when I agreed with UW. I was thinking of names like Javi or Willie or the ever present ito added on to many names.

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Posted by Transmute Jun on 10-08-2010 at 23:28:

I like that name... Armando... Armando Anderson... that could work! Big Grin

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Posted by clouddancer on 11-08-2010 at 00:01:

Only I don't see Anderson as having any Mexican origins. Not that we know what origins he does have so who is to say it is NOT Hispanic.

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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 11-08-2010 at 01:31:

Armando is also Italian. (Actor Guy Williams had the nifty birth name of Armando Catolano.)

There's nothing to say that Mom Anderson isn't Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian (or from Mexico, or from Central or South America), or of such a family that immigrated to the US.

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Posted by amethyst on 11-08-2010 at 01:51:

Who says he has to be from the US? We're talking about Chief of Intergalactic Security. He could be from anywhere on Earth or off. Just because he speaks with a plain American tongue (forgive, I know there is a proper term for it similar to RP in Britain, but it escapes me at the moment), doesn't mean that he is where he is from.

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Posted by clouddancer on 11-08-2010 at 02:01:

In fact I was born in Britain, raised in Canada and have been told many times I have a North Eastern US accent - Maine, Vermont, New Jersey.

So you are correct Amethyst he could come from any location and pick up the accent. An adult with a good ear could easily pick up and speak fluently any accent they wanted.

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Posted by RIgirl on 11-08-2010 at 02:01:

*snicker* That's true, Amethyst. He could be any nationality, or a mix of several.

Just please, please tell me his name isn't Hans Christian...

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Posted by amethyst on 11-08-2010 at 02:53:

pound RI pound And I thought my brother had the monopoly on Little Mermaid Jokes. pound

CD, I've only been to Texas a handful of times, and never any deeper, but if I hear a southern accent I'm talking in that accent. I can pick up most any, if I work on it. British is a little hard, but when I talked with SJ a few weeks ago, I had to really force myself to keep from answering her back with an Australian accent after awhile. So I know just what you're talking about.

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Posted by Transmute Jun on 11-08-2010 at 02:57:

Oh, RI.... that's perfect!!!!!

I guess, going along in that vein, his name could be Neo... Wink As long as it's not 'Pamela'!

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Posted by gatchamarie on 11-08-2010 at 07:46:

I'm chuckling reading through this thread!

We too have the trend of abbreviating names, here, although I'm one, together with my DH, who emphasises on the fact that names must be pronounced in full!

Our main problem, in naming kids, is that we have to be careful what name we choose ... apart from our local, traditional ones (most of them related to saints), there's a trend of choosing foreign names, which, when abbreviated, they could be heard as offensive terms in our own language! I won't even start to list such names, as there are many! And, poor he, or she, who have been named so as they're always targeted for bullying!

A silly choice of mine ... maybe, Kozo ... Kozo Anderson!

(At first, I just threw out the name as one related to Kozaburo, but then, out of curiousity, I've made a search and found out that there's also a hippo character named Kozo!!)

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Posted by Ladygalactor777 on 11-08-2010 at 11:28:

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Originally posted by UnpublishedWriter

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Not necessary...some spanish names ends on R or E.
like Jorge on the males & females because Carmen is a female name & it doesn't end with A,
That is a form of stereotyping.

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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 11-08-2010 at 23:33:

I did not stereotype. I'm aware of female names such as 'Concepcion' and 'Pilar'. The ones ending in 'a' and 'o' tend to be derived from Latin names. Other names come from words and terms (just as in other languages).

Now, depending on how far in the future one sets a fic, Anderson could be multi-ethnic in ancestry. 'Armando Anderson' might have an Italian or Spanish ancestor, or 'Armando' might have joined the name pool as a result of Italians and Spaniards being among the ancestors of the people on his world.

Of course, he could have a 'nerdy' or 'sissy' name and be able to kick butt. "That's MISTER Gaylord Anderson, jackass." Uttered while demonstrating how the human arm does NOT bend.

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Posted by amethyst on 11-08-2010 at 23:42:

Actually, it was a generalization, as was my statement. We were discussing patterns we've seen. There are subtle connotative differences between generalization and stereotype.

Castillian Spanish for the most part has to primary sources: Latin and Arabic; however, almost all European languages share common roots from before Latin.

Regardless of when Canon is set, there is no reason why Anderson cannot be mulit-ethnic. My sister-in-law is Irish, Mexican, and Arabic. There are many multi-ethnic people among us, particularly in the US, Canada, and parts of the UK. Some advertise it more than others.

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Posted by Transmute Jun on 12-08-2010 at 00:16:

The person who brought up his subject with me to begin with came up with another one. What if his parents were hippies, and named him 'Security' ? Then he would be Security Anderson... or Chief (of) Security Anderson... Wink

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Posted by amethyst on 12-08-2010 at 00:28:

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Originally posted by Transmute Jun
The person who brought up his subject with me to begin with came up with another one. What if his parents were hippies, and named him 'Security' ? Then he would be Security Anderson... or Chief (of) Security Anderson... Wink

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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 12-08-2010 at 00:56:

Among the names I have encountered in life:

Ivory Hunter (male)
Sterling Justice
Major Coates
Hampton Kicklighter

Honestly, some parents should be smacked before they're allowed to name their children.

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Posted by amethyst on 12-08-2010 at 01:00:

I was reading an article online a few weeks ago, there are some names banned in some countries, and in a few parents have to petition to use names that have not been put on the "Pre-Approved" list.

While I do feel sorry for the kids whose parents are just idiots, I'd rather live in a country where those idiots are allowed to be idiots, then a country that limits what people can be named.

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Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 12-08-2010 at 01:05:

Well, some idiot in this country gave his son the name 'Adolf Hitler', and his daughter's middle name is 'Aryan Nations.' But he's not a racist (he says).

Crap like that is one reason for the laws. And they're probably concerned about cultural heritage. As if a few people naming their kids after characters on imported TV shows is a sign of disaster. Elfrolleyes1

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Posted by amethyst on 12-08-2010 at 01:11:

I read about that, too, and agree that he is an idiot and a liar. I feel very sorry for the children.

However, I'd still fight against any laws in the US to restrict naming. Now, parent classes depending upon how the law is written that could cover naming, but still not restrict it, would be something to consider.

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