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post #76 of 103
8/13/07 at 11:26am
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Originally Posted by matadorpoeta View Post
the name is originally basque. javier is the castillian spelling (castellano). i don't know how they spell it in catalan or if they use the name at all.

i believe the reason xavier exists at all in english speaking countries is because there was a french saint named francois xavier, so catholics from other countries picked up the name.

I always heard it pronounced ha-vee-air or ha-bee air. Pronouncing it zay-vee-air sounds pretty bizarre to my ear.
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post #77 of 103
8/13/07 at 12:19pm
I'm just glad my name hasn't popped up yet
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post #78 of 103
8/13/07 at 1:07pm
I have a hard time taking anyone named Brent or Brant seriously.
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post #79 of 103
8/13/07 at 1:21pm
I like family names. Portuguese names (if you're Portuguese) are cool. Some of the more trendy names today (Tyler, Madison, Cody, Jackson, Dylan, etc.) are silly, but you can't blame the kidz....
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post #80 of 103
8/13/07 at 1:28pm
No but you can pick on them
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post #81 of 103
8/13/07 at 1:55pm
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Originally Posted by globetrotter View Post
my first name is guy. I never liked it, so I stopped using it in 3rd grade and made very one start usng my middle name, which I like better. no more common, but i liked it better.

if I had known at the time that guy was Guido, I would have simply started calling my self Guido

Guy is a horrible name. The pronounciation in both french and english is like nails on a chalk board.
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post #82 of 103
8/13/07 at 1:57pm
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Originally Posted by yachtie View Post
I always heard it pronounced ha-vee-air or ha-bee air. Pronouncing it zay-vee-air sounds pretty bizarre to my ear.

javier is a cool name. i also like maurico as a spanish name.
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post #83 of 103
8/13/07 at 3:21pm
Mauricio? Otherwise, Maurico is a bit close to Maricon.
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post #84 of 103
8/13/07 at 3:37pm
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Originally Posted by GQgeek View Post
Guy is a horrible name. The pronounciation in both french and english is like nails on a chalk board.

well, yes, thank you for reinforcing that......
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post #85 of 103
8/13/07 at 4:04pm
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Originally Posted by globetrotter View Post
well, yes, thank you for reinforcing that......

Hey man, no problem! If it makes you feel any better, I hated my name for a long time but am finally ok with it.
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post #86 of 103
8/13/07 at 4:05pm
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Originally Posted by whodini View Post
Mauricio?

Otherwise, Maurico is a bit close to Maricon.

I meant Mauricio. My bad.
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post #87 of 103
8/13/07 at 4:09pm
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Originally Posted by odoreater View Post
This thread is a new low.



Jon.
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post #88 of 103
8/13/07 at 4:20pm
Worse name ever:



Jon.
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post #89 of 103
8/13/07 at 4:30pm
I hate when dudes named John spell their name 'Jon'. Like this asshole:



Oh yeah, I also think that making judgments about people based on their first name is really lame (i.e., "I can't take anyone named Brent seriously.").
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post #90 of 103
8/13/07 at 5:02pm
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Originally Posted by odoreater View Post
I hate when dudes named John spell their name 'Jon'.

I would resent that, but my name is Jonathan.

Jon.
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