ned small Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Pancho=Francisco. Poncho=Alphonso. And there you have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Perhaps Alfonso..............and don´t forget about Chuy, everybody knows at least one Chuy here, it is short for Jesús. Chela is also very common, but at the moment I forget which names it stands for (there are several I've heard.) I also know a Chela who is an alcoholic, so go figure....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Where I live the security guys and the fraccionamiento staff all have at least one nickname. Quite confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned small Posted December 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 9 hours ago, ned small said: Pancho=Francisco. Poncho=Alphonso. And there you have it. I know that there are other nick names but just wanted to clarify these two because the thread in question is closed where people seemed to be confused as to who is who re:Pancho and Poncho. The guy at Superlake was Francisco not Alphonso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addtocart Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Eduardo is Lolo. Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned small Posted December 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 14 minutes ago, addtocart said: Eduardo is Lolo. Huh? Lalo actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 And Ned = Pedro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Maria Luisa Licha Chente Vicente Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Maria de la Luz = Lucha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNo5 Posted December 2, 2017 Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 Refuge of Mary = Cuca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 13 hours ago, Bisbee Gal said: And Ned = Pedro Pedro – Perico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Luis – Huicho Salvador – Chava Jose – Pepe Jose Maria – Chema Gustavo – Tabo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 OK. Let's play this the other way around/fun way. Who gets the nickname "Chino"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 6 hours ago, Travis said: OK. Let's play this the other way around/fun way. Who gets the nickname "Chino"? People with curly hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addtocart Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 What strikes me is -- these nicknames aren't just some schoolyard thing from one kid to another. They seem to be a national thing. Eduardo = Lalo? Where does that come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 As far as I know, every name in Mexico has a standard nickname. More for the list: Guillermo=Memo Francisco=Pancho or Paco Ignacio=Nacho Cuauhtémoc=Temo Alondra=Alo (Alondra means lark--beautiful name from a telenovela) Rosario=Chayo Graciela=Chela Soledad=Chole Antonia=Toña Cristina=Cristy Antonio=Toño Gabriel=Gabo Manuel=Meño Alberto, Norberto, Roberto=all usually Beto etc etc Consider nicknames in your home country--not nicknames like "Shorty" or "Curly", but the standard nicknames that you immediately would call someone if you know his/her actual name. For example, most men in the USA named Robert are Bob or Bobby. Most men named Thomas are Tom or Tommy. Most men named William are Bill. You can think of many more examples without thinking too hard. It's the same in Mexico; standardized nicknames for most first names. IMHO, Mexico's nicknames like these are based on baby talk. Before a toddler can say Tío Guillermo, he can say Tío Memo. Before that toddler can say Tía Rosario, she can say Tía Chayo. Again IMHO, the pronunciation of these sorts of nicknames approximates what the child hears and what he or she can pronounce. Nicknames based on a Mexican person's physical attributes are different: you all know "El Chapo"--the short guy. Short people are also affectionately called "Chaparrito"--little short guy or woman. Pecosito or Pecosita is Freckles. Mercedes Sosa, one of the most famous and dearly loved singers in Argentina (QEPD), was always known as La Negra, as was a Mexican singer, Toña La Negra. The list goes on, depending on the person's physical attributes. Same in the USA: Shorty (for a short person), Stretch (for a tall person), etc. Then there are special nicknames given by the family, with no standard explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 14 hours ago, cedros said: People with curly hair. Yes, which always makes me laugh given what I presume is the irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solajijic Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Delores = Lola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 What an interesting string of information all started because I didn't know how to spell Poncho's/Pancho's name. Thank you all for rather than teasing me, which is well deserved on my lazy part, you have posted fantastic information. I want to especially thank Ned Small for starting this. And no, I will not joke around and call you Nedro, today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Is Cisco short for Francisco?? If it is, does that mean both the Cisco Kid and his sidekick, Pancho, were both named Francisco?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 What does Cisco mean? The name Cisco is of Spanish origin. The meaning of Cisco is "free land". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 On 12/3/2017 at 8:10 AM, addtocart said: What strikes me is -- these nicknames aren't just some schoolyard thing from one kid to another. They seem to be a national thing. Eduardo = Lalo? Where does that come from? The nick names can be quite serious business. Not to tinker with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addtocart Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 15 hours ago, cedros said: The nick names can be quite serious business. Not to tinker with. Huh? I guess I don't understand that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 37 minutes ago, addtocart said: Huh? I guess I don't understand that. Me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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