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Re:Why Koreans ask what year you were born by anthk on Thursday June 12, 2025 @03:56AM (#44255140)
Spanish too. Francisco Javier -> Javi, or maybe Paco (Francisco), but Javi would be the obvious case.

Francisco -> Paco from Saint Francis holding a Pater Comunitatis title in Latin.

But, as a weirder case:

José María -> Chema

Luis María -> Luisma

Juan Manuel -> Juanma

José Manuel -> Chema/Josema

Juan Ramón -> Juanra

María José (women's name) -> Marijose

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Re:Why Koreans ask what year you were born by walthamstow on Thursday June 12, 2025 @06:02AM (#44255814)
My personal favourite is Juan Carlos -> Juanca. Sounds great in British English.
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