some opinions of names

i once ended up trying to make a list of names of hispanic guys from school that i remember and writing down my experiences with these names. i mostly focused on how each name was being perceived and pronounced.

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hispanic names. no accents we die like men

• Jose – looooool I knew soooo many of these guys growing up it's kinda ridiculous. \*looks up top 100 names in texas in 1998\* holy shit no wonder
• Juan – yeah of course I also had two of these in the same class at one point
• Sebastian – knew one of them. Solid bilingual name, different pronunciations in english and spanish. Probably much more popular nowadays.
• Federico – idk why I remember this name in particular so well. Idk it seems like it would work well in english.
• Martin – solid bilingual name, different pronunciations in both languages. Idk I associate this one with a particular literal mouthbreather.
• Daniel – another really solid bilingual name, also knew quite a few of them
• Cristobal – a bit iffy as a full name, a bit on the rare side. Nickname is Cris (or Chris depending on the person's preferences) and is very bilingual friendly either way
• Ivan – different in both languages. Fuck the Ivan I met though
• Noe – nice name, but will get mispronounced in English
• Alejandro – Spanish name that everyone knows, so many of them go by the full name or Alex, which is the same in both languages
• Rigoberto – I don't hear this one often anywhere. Doable due to ending in -berto.
• Roberto – everyone knows this one too
• Luis – another solid name. Potentially doable in both languages, though some English speakers will try to pronounce it like Lewis (the English version). Common.
• Edgar – solid name, simiilar pronounciation with accent difference. Knew several of these.
• Yair – a bit on the rare side. English speakers didn't struggle too much with this one, surprisingly
• Kevin – technically an English name but very Spanish-friendly. Similar pronunciation with accent difference.
• Eduardo – I don't think people struggled too much with this one.
• Saucedo – idk seems rare af. \*searches\* oh god it's a surname no wonder. Gringa teacher didn't seem to struggle with this one.
• Joaquin – iffy. Some people might get it right because of Joaquin Phoenix, but there's still that story of wah-KEEN vs JOE-uh-kwin. Bruh.
• Javier – I don't remember if they struggled, seems iffy.
• Angel – solid name, different pronunciations
• Nicolas – very solid bilingual name with different pronunciations. Also can nickname to Nick (in English) or Nico (very English-friendly)
• Joel – another solid bilingual name with different pronunciations
• Marcos – solid name same in both languages.
• Marco – same.
• Pablo – very doable in English, people know that one
• Hector – solid name similar in both languages
• Jesus – heard that one in the halls a LOT. English speakers will pronounce it the Spanish way but with a heavy accent. Hay-SOOS. Wtf.
• Alonso – English speakers haven't struggled with that one
• Victor – similar pronunciation in both languages, accent difference
• Mario – lol I knew several of those. English speakers know that one YAHOO

i do wish i was vibing on this guy's lap though uuuuugh. or putting my head on his shoulder or chest or something. FUCK I CRAVE INTIMACY AGAIN.