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HelpI agree with Victor.
in reply to a message by The LP
It seems to fit best, though names don't necessarily need to follow direct translations. My grandfather's family was Italian and his siblings went:
Assunta to Susie
Virginie to Virginia
Maria to Mary
Orlando to Roland
Domenico was never change; he died as a child
Raimondo to Raymond
Arduino to Andy
Giuseppe to Joseph
Rocco to Roy
They were more or less accurate, but some just went by the general sound or by the first letter. And just as a little interesting piece of info, www.crimelibrary.com (and Wikipedia, for what it's worth, more or less confirms) says of Al Capone's family:
"Vincenzo became James; Raffaele became Ralph; Salvatore became Frank; Alphonse became Al. Later children were Amadeo Ermino (later John and nicknamed Mimi), Umberto (later Albert John), Matthew Nicholas, Rose and Mafalda."
By sound I'd say Victor is best, but the reality is that any really "American" sounding name or something that reflected naming trends at the time would probably have worked. Jack, James, Tommy, Frank, et cetera wouldn't be too out of the question, I wouldn't think.
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Assunta to Susie
Virginie to Virginia
Maria to Mary
Orlando to Roland
Domenico was never change; he died as a child
Raimondo to Raymond
Arduino to Andy
Giuseppe to Joseph
Rocco to Roy
They were more or less accurate, but some just went by the general sound or by the first letter. And just as a little interesting piece of info, www.crimelibrary.com (and Wikipedia, for what it's worth, more or less confirms) says of Al Capone's family:
"Vincenzo became James; Raffaele became Ralph; Salvatore became Frank; Alphonse became Al. Later children were Amadeo Ermino (later John and nicknamed Mimi), Umberto (later Albert John), Matthew Nicholas, Rose and Mafalda."
By sound I'd say Victor is best, but the reality is that any really "American" sounding name or something that reflected naming trends at the time would probably have worked. Jack, James, Tommy, Frank, et cetera wouldn't be too out of the question, I wouldn't think.
www.qwantz.com
This message was edited 11/11/2006, 7:45 PM
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