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It is strange, but it is his legal name, and both his parents are Portuguese, though I have known several French guys too named Patrick and not Patrice.
That's kind of ignorant as Kevin is a very old Irish name. St Kevin was a monk in the 5th Century who found Glendalough. It not a new fangled, made up name. Perhaps people should research these names before they sprout off on their mumbo-jumbo theories.
That's kind of ignorant as Kevin is a very old Irish name. St Kevin was a monk in the 5th Century who found Glendalough. It not a new fangled, made up name. Perhaps people should research these names before they sprout off on their mumbo-jumbo theories.
That is not what was meant though. Of course it is a known name. It is a bit like my teacher ex who said every Patrik she ever had in the school was trouble, a bit of prejudice against particular names ( I think she as also mentioned Kevin as a problem name)
That is not what was meant though. Of course it is a known name. It is a bit like my teacher ex who said every Patrik she ever had in the school was trouble, a bit of prejudice against particular names ( I think she as also mentioned Kevin as a problem name)
Exactly. Most of the names mentioned in the article are perfectly fine in other countries (Chantal, Justin, Kevin, Jacqueline, Marvin, ...), but are seen as a bit ghetto-ish in Germany. Probably due to the (often really bad) English/French pronunciation of the names.
I kind of like it when people give their kids names that are typical of their country.
Much of the time, non-native names seem to be celebrity- or TV show-based and are generally stuff like Ashley, Angelina or Shakira, which I generally find pretty tacky.
Well French names were always very popular in the Netherlands, but since late 80s - early 90s it's all about English names. I mean, look at the Dutch national football team: Gregory, Ron, Daryl, Patrick, Kevin, Jonathan, Jeremain and more.
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