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Vocabulari català per a anglesoparlants Catalan vocabulary for English
speakers Noms de pila / Forenames |
Josep Joseph
...Pep Joe
Montserrat “Mary” (from the Virgin
Mary of the monastery of Montserrat, Catalonia; a place name meaning ‘jagged
mountain, serrated mountain’)
...Rat pet form
...Montse pet form, in fact a
Castilianism
...Muntse pet form, this
Castilianised form with a Catalan pronunciation
Núria “Mary” (from the Virgin
Mary of the monastery of Núria, Catalonia)
Clara Claire
Judit Judith
Carme “Mary” From Santa Maria
del Carme (“Saint Mary of Mount Carmel”), one of the names which referred to
the Virgin Mary
Pilar “Mary” From Santa Maria
del Pilar (“Saint Mary of the Pillar”). Form the year 40AD when the apostle
James the Elder was evangelising in what is today the Castilian province of
Aragon; by the river Ebre with his disciples when the Virgin Mary appeared
before him on top of a marble pillar, and instructed him to build a church around
the pillar.
Jaume James
Joan John
...Joanet Johnnie,
Jack
Miquel Michael
Pol Paul
Simó Simon
Marc Mark
Guillem William
Alexandre Alexander
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Catalan Vocabulary for English-speakers.
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Darrera Actualització / Latest Update 2005-11-01 2005-11-03
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