And now for the boys:



There's less variability here... but it's quite telling that for a number of years the most common name in Texas was - wait for it - Jose!

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I was going to ask you if you have one of Brazil but I assume everywhere south of Texas goes from Miguel to Jose.

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Originally posted by Jon_Snow I was going to ask you if you have one of Brazil but I assume everywhere south of Texas goes from Miguel to Jose.

I was going to correct you because I've met just a few Josés in my life time, but turns out you're half right

Most common boy names in Brazil (2013):

1. José
   
2. Antônio
   
3. João
   
4. Francisco
   
5. Luiz
   
6. Paulo
   
7. Carlos
   
8. Manoel
   
9. Pedro
   
10. Marcos
    
11. Raimundo
    
12. Sebastião
    
13. Marcelo
    
14. Jorge
    
15. Geraldo
    
16. Luís
    
17. Fernando
    
18. Fábio
    
19. Roberto
    
20. André

[Source]

No Miguéis on the list though

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But, for the love of God, don't ever call a Brazilian José by the Spanish pronunciation. He's likely to feel insulted by "Hoe-say", so just say "Zhoo-ze(p)" (you're not supposed to pronounce the "p", but pretend there is just so you get the vowel right).

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Originally posted by Lira [*]Jorge

This one is pronounced "Hor-Hay" or something, right?

My accent wants to say it exactly like George

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Originally posted by Sushipunk This one is pronounced "Hor-Hay" or something, right? My accent wants to say it exactly like George

Your own accent got it closer. It's "ZHOR-zhee" (can't really spell it in English, but it's the same "o" as in "hot" for you). Say it in English, as you normally would, and we'll just assume it's the correct pronunciation with a thick accent

Consonants in Portuguese sound closer to their English counterparts than you'd expect from the proximity to Spanish.

(I will read the names for you both when I get home)

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Last edited by Lira on Oct-27-2013 at 01:29

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Originally posted by Lira I was going to correct you because I've met just a few Josés in my life time, but turns out you're half right Most common boy names in Brazil (2013): José ... André [Source] No Miguéis on the list though

I don't know if you knew this but Brazil is a big country (almost as large as the USA).

So is Jesus (gees-us) or (hay-zeus)?

Lira reading the 20 most common names + Jesus in Portuguese

There you go

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Originally posted by Lira Lira reading the 20 most common names + Jesus in Portuguese There you go

I love it

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Originally posted by Lira Lira reading the 20 most common names + Jesus in Portuguese There you go

I expected a different English accent though

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