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Raul, 6 yr 69 days ago
Nice thread. Sorry I missed it. Sad [:(]

Anyway, I don't agree with name translation and not only because sometimes the equivalent does not exist. If someone's name is Charles, he is just Charles, not Carlos. If someone is called Juan Pablo, why should we call him John Paul? I am Raul (with a "´" over the u), not Raoul.

However, we have to face the fact that there's a lot of name translation in History books for practical purposes.
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maj, 6 yr 69 days ago
Is your name translatable?, please, tell me.
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Raul, 6 yr 69 days ago
No. I have seen it written as "Raoul" sometimes and English speakers have some difficulty to pronounce it.

What does "maj" stand for?
maj, 6 yr 69 days ago
It does not stand for anything is just a nick.
Kompal, 6 yr 68 days ago
My name is kompal and it means "Flower Bud" Bat [:-[]:)]Smile [:)]Smile [:)]


:)

maj, 6 yr 68 days ago
Flower bud??????????? lol
Kompal, 6 yr 68 days ago
Yup!
Cute, isn't it?
I like it.
What's yours?

maj, 6 yr 68 days ago
Poopsie bubble head
cutie!
Do you like it?
Kompal, 6 yr 67 days ago
Huh?
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