Jhohanny Jean Barthemi, Gabriel Mercedes.
SD. Two Dominicans have now won taekwondo gold medals in the Pan-American Games being held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Jhohanny Jean Barthemi, in the 68 kilos division, on Sunday joined defending Pam-am champion Gabriel Mercedes, who won the gold on Saturday.
Written by: Atabey, 17 Oct 2011 9:44 AM
From: United States, NYC
Good news. I see that Johnny is misspelled Jhohanny. Or should it really be Johann? Either way, Dominicans should take better care to spell their names correctly. Currently there is Jhonny Antonio Peralta, shortstop for the Detroit Tigers, who while recognizing that his name had been misspelled by his parents at birth has nevertheless continue to use it!
From: Dominican Republic
@Atabey,
LOL!!! agree .... Two of the most irritating things for me is when we Dominicans want to be cute and make up names for our kids, or when we give them foreign names which end up misspelled!...Or worse, give a boy a girls name! LOL!!!
From: United States, California
These days most Dominican kids have missdspelled tipical American names.
Dominican Boy's Names:
Jason, Barry, Anderson, Johnson, Patrick, Jeffrey, Richard, Michael, Eathen, Jessey, Robert, , James, & Peterson.
Dominican Girls Names:
Jessica Jennifer, Ashley, Emily,Cindy, Judy, Kathy, Mary, Sandy, Susan, Marie, Sara, Kristine, Carrie.
From: Dominican Republic, I dislike all politicians and their afiliated parties... "I simply say it AS IT IS!!"
Wow, Haiti is really producing good fighters!!
Nice!!
Written by: Perez, 17 Oct 2011 2:50 PM
From: Dominican Republic
You go guys! make DR PROUD! Mercedes is a beast when it comes to taekwondo. I seen him throwing lightning fast kicks!
Written by: Amber, 17 Oct 2011 4:07 PM
From: United States
There is not such thing as the "correct" spelling of a proper name, except the spelling used by the parent/s when naming the child. You could name your child Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Johny, or Jon and every single one is correct. I know plenty of United Statians who don't speak a work of Spanish and have given their kids Hispanic names, such as Amanda, Alicia, Adriana, Carlos, Juan, Antonio, etc. Dominicans are not the only ones using "foreign" names, this is pretty much done worldwide. I know we are talking about the spelling, but hey, that's how new names get started.
As far as boy/girl names is concerned, there are quite a few that are now considered unisex. My neighbor's name is Michael and she is a girl (as American as apple pie). Know 2 men named Ashley, another one named Leslie.
Written by: Atabey, 17 Oct 2011 4:22 PM
From: United States, NYC
Amber it's not that spelling you have stated that's at issue here, it's "Jhonny" for Johnny and other clear misspellings due to poor education on the part of parents.
From: United States, California
@Amber,
I bet that neighbor of yours that goes by the name Michael is your daughter? And your name is Amber did you changed your name and what was it before? What's wrong with Inez? By the way this whole think is not about the spelling of the names, is about Dominican pride and identity. Dominicans parents don't misspelled the names, because they want to be different they do, cause they spell it how its sound.
From: Dominican Republic
@Amber,
Sorry..I didn't mean to imply that only Dominicans give their offspring foreign names. But is my opinion that, if you are going to use foreign names then, find out how are they spelled in that country. For example, don't name the poor baby "Maykol" when you wanted to name him "Michael". A different example, in Catalán "Joan" equals "John" a male name in Catalunya, but in USA, is clearly a girls name...and trust me this guy hates it when he has to explain the reason of having a girls name in his passport!!! LOL.. :)
Written by: Amber, 17 Oct 2011 5:15 PM
From: United States
Atabey, I understand that lack of education is probably the most prevalent issue here, but at the same time, using phonetics is permitted when it comes to names that you want to give your children. I have a granddaughter named McKinze because her college-educated, 100% American mother didn't know the standard spelling of the name.
ELPAPA, for you info my neightbor Michael is older than me, and her children and mine were classmates. Yes, Amber is my middle name, which is what I go by. I am also Dominican and very proud to be one
Congratulations to the gold medalists!
From: Haiti
the two guys are haitians!
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
Kakapupuman, you're absolutely 100% RIGHT.
Written by: airgordo, 17 Oct 2011 7:33 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Written by: KISKEYAMAN, 17 Oct 2011 5:28 PM
From: Haiti
the two guys are haitians!
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Actually JUST ONE, good for him, this is FINALLY a good thing from the west!
Written by: pkaide1, 17 Oct 2011 9:23 PM
From: United States
Both were born and raised in Dominican Republic, therefore they are Dominicans
From: United States
Well acording to some of you guys. If you can bring the gold medals home. Even you re of haitien. With no papers raised in d r you re dominican.. about time there is a compromise....
Written by: airgordo, 18 Oct 2011 3:45 PM
From: Dominican Republic
1- well IT DOES NOT MATTER that you are born and rasied here, didn't you read artcle 26 of the constitution????
2- you CAN NOT go aoutside the country, LIKE GUADALAJARA MEXICO, without having the propper papers...
From: United States
Welll you said finally a good thing from the west..what. about the ones that not. Athletic born and raised. Why can't they get. Papers.perhaps double stander. JEAN...is verry comon name in haiti....
From: Haiti
dont be silent i advice you to call you silent for always!
because in a lot of posts you write to much craps!
those guys are born and raised to dr therefore they are dominicans?
You are very strange, the dominicans!
you refuse to give some papers with a lot of who are born and raised in your dr, and now as they two guys of origine haitians have the right to be dominicans because they are strong fighters!
band of hypocrits!!!
From: United States
Surely this guy. Is of haitien origine...if he wasn't. a fighter. .....he would not have been. Reconized or representing. .
Written by: airgordo, 20 Oct 2011 9:53 AM
From: Dominican Republic
- i already said , gabriel MERCEDES IS NOT neither has Haitian ROOTS, what part of that is not readable?
- This good thing came from the west, FINALLY, this implies that he came from the west yet he has papers therefore he is as dominican as me, remember that word, PAPERS!!! i don't have a problem with LEGAL foreigners, my problem is with ILEGALS.
From: United States
My bad...........
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LOL!!! agree .... Two of the most irritating things for me is when we Dominicans want to be cute and make up names for our kids, or when we give them foreign names which end up misspelled!...Or worse, give a boy a girls name! LOL!!!
Dominican Boy's Names:
Jason, Barry, Anderson, Johnson, Patrick, Jeffrey, Richard, Michael, Eathen, Jessey, Robert, , James, & Peterson.
Dominican Girls Names:
Jessica Jennifer, Ashley, Emily,Cindy, Judy, Kathy, Mary, Sandy, Susan, Marie, Sara, Kristine, Carrie.
Nice!!
As far as boy/girl names is concerned, there are quite a few that are now considered unisex. My neighbor's name is Michael and she is a girl (as American as apple pie). Know 2 men named Ashley, another one named Leslie.
I bet that neighbor of yours that goes by the name Michael is your daughter? And your name is Amber did you changed your name and what was it before? What's wrong with Inez? By the way this whole think is not about the spelling of the names, is about Dominican pride and identity. Dominicans parents don't misspelled the names, because they want to be different they do, cause they spell it how its sound.
Sorry..I didn't mean to imply that only Dominicans give their offspring foreign names. But is my opinion that, if you are going to use foreign names then, find out how are they spelled in that country. For example, don't name the poor baby "Maykol" when you wanted to name him "Michael". A different example, in Catalán "Joan" equals "John" a male name in Catalunya, but in USA, is clearly a girls name...and trust me this guy hates it when he has to explain the reason of having a girls name in his passport!!! LOL.. :)
ELPAPA, for you info my neightbor Michael is older than me, and her children and mine were classmates. Yes, Amber is my middle name, which is what I go by. I am also Dominican and very proud to be one
Congratulations to the gold medalists!
From: Haiti
the two guys are haitians!
-----
Actually JUST ONE, good for him, this is FINALLY a good thing from the west!
2- you CAN NOT go aoutside the country, LIKE GUADALAJARA MEXICO, without having the propper papers...
because in a lot of posts you write to much craps!
those guys are born and raised to dr therefore they are dominicans?
You are very strange, the dominicans!
you refuse to give some papers with a lot of who are born and raised in your dr, and now as they two guys of origine haitians have the right to be dominicans because they are strong fighters!
band of hypocrits!!!
- This good thing came from the west, FINALLY, this implies that he came from the west yet he has papers therefore he is as dominican as me, remember that word, PAPERS!!! i don't have a problem with LEGAL foreigners, my problem is with ILEGALS.