How People Are Named in Guatemala (from Medical Spanish Podcast)

This episode is a rerun from the Medical Spanish Podcast. If you have already heard it there, I do have more to come for the Spanish Grammar Podcast — I will be back within the week to cover common verbs followed by prepositions.

Ever wonder why people from Spanish-speaking countries have long names? Today's episode is an off-the-cuff interview with my teacher at the San Pedro Spanish School, Jesús Elizabeth Cortez Cox. She tells us how people are named in Guatemala.

00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Introduction to the interview
02:18 - Your full name
02:27 - Where does each name come from?
03:15 - The second name
05:16 - The two last names
06:56 - Machismo behind the names
08:03 - Origin of each name
08:30 - Conclusion
08:58 - More lessons from Guatemala

Gracias a Jesús Elizabeth Cortez Cox, de la San Pedro Spanish School, por compartir esta entrevista con nosotros.

¡Gracias por escuchar y hasta la próxima!

For the full lesson notes, visit Names from the Spanish-Speaking World on docmolly.com.

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Intro
• (00:01:45) - Introduction to the interview
• (00:02:18) - Your full name
• (00:02:27) - Where does each name come from?
• (00:03:15) - The second name
• (00:05:16) - The two last names
• (00:06:56) - Machismo behind the names
• (00:08:03) - Origin of each name
• (00:08:30) - Conclusion
• (00:08:58) - More lessons from Guatemala