Your Christian (or first) name

[manimanc]

My mum gave me a short name so it couldn't be shortened into a nickname. She didn't take into account that I'd be called macca because of my surname starting with Mc.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

I think, with respect, you're exaggerating a bit there. (I'm aware that you may well be a native speaker of Spanish). It's a bit like people saying that English (i.e. as in the U.K.) and American are two different languages. I've spoken Spanish many times in Spain, and several times on separate trips to Argentina (not well, but enough to get by in both places). There are clearly differences of vocabulary, but grammar? Well, if there are, I'm not hearing them.
I will say this, though: whatever is spoken in Zaragoza and its region seems to be quite different to anything spoken on the Iberian peninsula or indeed in the Spanish-speaking world. I can't understand a fucking thing they're saying sometimes! A bit like talking to certain geordies in the U.K. The only accent that defeats me — I'm told it's my language.
In general, I find the accents clearer in Latin America (Bolivia, Chile, Argentina are the countries I've been to) than in Spain. Which is odd, considering that Spain is so very much smaller. But then, the U.K.'s tiny and Americans have endless problems with the regional accents. They virtually need subtitles for Kevin Bridges.

On and by the way — ¡ No es el momento !
Fun, eh?

Try Catalan or Basque....

 

[KS55]

My mum gave me a short name so it couldn't be shortened into a nickname. She didn't take into account that I'd be called macca because of my surname starting with Mc.

We gave our children simple one syllable names because our surname is unusual and nobody can spell it.

 

[threespires]

My Dad used to call Eccles cakes Fly Cemetery's, put me off them for life :-)

That's a shame they're properly tasty delicious.

 

[threespires]

I know a couple who had a bit of a falling out because the wife was very keen to call their daughter Hannah Barbara, normally it's the bloke who wants to be a bit of a twat.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

My Dad used to call Eccles cakes Fly Cemetery's, put me off them for life :-)

That reminds me; I bought some last week and stuck them in the cupboard. I'll have one after my tea tonight ;-)

 

[Marklr]

I always keep my first name a secret on t'internet.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

I believe James is Hebrew too.

It is a modern descendant, through Old French James, of Vulgar Latin Iacomus (cf. Italian Giacomo, Portuguese Tiago, Spanish Iago, Santiago), a derivative version of Latin Iacobus, Latin form of the Hebrew name Jacob (original Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב).[1] The final -s in the English first names is typical of those borrowed from Old French, where it was the former masculine subject case (cf. Giles, Miles, Charles, etc.). James is a very popular name in English-speaking populations.

 

[Marklr]

That's a shame they're properly tasty delicious.

Flies?

 

[Eccles Blue]

My Dad used to call Eccles cakes Fly Cemetery's, put me off them for life :-)

Nahhh, that's them daft Chorley Cakes that are flies cemeteries. :-)