You may have noticed that some names keep on popping up in our source and target segments. Let us explain: this is because sometimes we change names (generic proper nouns, to be precise) in order to protect the anonymity of the people in the texts, and to protect our customers’ data. These names are what we call “semantic equivalents”.
You just need to be aware of this and work with the translation you can see on screen – the rest is done behind the scenes. Do take care, however, to produce your translation according to whether the name is male, female, or neutral – if you have any doubts about this, you can refer to the names in the table below.
In short, we don’t want you to worry too much about this – if you’re not too sure, simply refer to the table below and translate as normal!
|
LPs |
FEM |
MASC |
UNISEX |
LAST NAME |
|
European Portuguese |
Maria Ana Isabel Sandra |
João Manuel José Carlos |
Silva Santos Costa Dias |
Silva Santos Costa Dias |
|
Brazilian Portuguese |
Isabel Sandra Maria Ana |
João Manuel José Carlos |
Silva Santos Costa Dias |
Silva Santos Costa Dias |
|
Danish |
Ida Sofia Clara Josefine |
Noah Oscar Lucas Victor |
Kristensen |
Kristensen Andersen Jørgensen Hansen |
|
Italian |
Anna Giulia Valentina Paola |
Giuseppe Marco Luca Mario |
Elia |
Mancini Esposito Di Nardo Carducci |
|
Indonesian (non- Indonesian names) |
Mary Julie Jennifer Linda |
Paul James Robert Michael |
Alex Riley Blair |
Smith Johnson Williams Jones |
|
Vietnamese (non- Vietnamese names) |
Mary Julie Jennifer Linda |
Paul James Robert Michael |
Alex Riley Blair |
Smith Johnson Williams Jones |
|
Bulgarian |
Viktoria Maria Nikol Yoana |
Georgi Aleksandar Ivan Nikolay |
Zahari |
Ivanov Dimitrov Georgiev Nikolov |
|
Dutch |
Emma Sophie Julia Ingrid |
James Lucas Levi Daan |
Jansen |
Jansen Bakker Dekker De Vries |
|
Norwegian |
Nora Olivia Sara Emilie |
Filip Oliver Oskar Emil |
Eiko |
Henriksen Johansen Nilsen Olsen |
|
Finnish |
Élea Sophia Amelia Léah |
Nikolas Benjamin Elias Thomas |
River |
Hokkanen Lievonen Lehtinen Virtanen |
|
Russian |
Анастасия (Anastasia) Виктория (Victoria) Елена (Elena) София (Sofia) |
Александр (Alexander) Евгений (Yevgeny) Дмитрий (Dmitry) Михаил (Mikhail) |
Саша (Sasha) Женя (Zhenya) |
Иванов (Ivanov) Петров (Petrov) Сидоров (Sidorov) Васильев (Vasiliev) |
|
Romanian |
Elena Ioana Eliza Alexandra |
Andrei Alexandru Stefan Adrian |
Alex |
Albescu Bogdan Dalca Nicolescu |
|
Hungarian |
Anna Szofia Csilla Emma |
Andras Csaba Laszlo Tamas |
Bence |
Horvath Imre Balasz Farkas |
|
English |
Mary Patricia Jennifer Linda |
John James Robert Michael |
Alex Riley Blair Avery |
Smith Johnson Williams Jones |
|
Swedish |
Anna Eva Karin Ingrid |
Erik Lars Karl Anders |
Beck Inge |
Johansson Andersson Karlsson |
|
Polish |
Zofia Zuzanna Julia Maja |
Adam Antoni Jan Jacek |
Nowak Wójcik |
Nowak Wójcik |
|
Japanese (non-Japanese names) |
Mary Julie Jennifer Linda |
Paul James Robert Michael |
Alex Riley Blair |
Smith Johnson Williams Jones |
|
Turkish |
Nazik Rasheda Yasmin Sibel |
Mehmet Yusuf Ibrahim Yusef |
Neylan Evren |
Sadik Osman Sahin Erdogan |
|
French |
Marie Camile Léa Chloé |
Thomas Nicolas Julien Antoine |
Alix René |
Dubois Moreau Laurent Durand |
|
German |
Hannah Sarah Lena Petra |
Markus Ben Jonas Elias |
Eike Kim Toni Micha |
Watzl Schmitt Müller Schneider |
|
Simplified/Traditional Chinese |
Mary Julie Jennifer Linda |
Paul James Robert Michael |
Alex Riley Blair |
Smith Johnson Williams Jones |
|
Spanish |
Lucía María Isabel Carmen |
Hugo Antonio Manuel Francisco |
Reyes Alexis |
García López González Hernandez |
|
Spanish Latam |
Camila Valentina Isabella Sofía |
Antonio Alejandro José Miguel Jesús |
Guadalupe |
García López González Hernández |
|
Korean |
Mary Julie Jennifer Linda |
Paul James Robert Michael |
Alex Riley Blair |
Smith Johnson Williams Jones |
|
Greek |
Έλενα Χριστίνα Άντζελα Σοφία |
Γιώργο Ιωάννη Δημήτρη Κωνσταντίνο |
Αλέξης |
Δράκων Γαλανής Γεωργίου Δούκας |
|
Arabic |
ماريا أميرة نزيهة رشيدة |
ملك عمر عامر أحمد |
أمل كرم نعمة إكرام |
بركات البخاري احمدی عوان |
|
Hebrew |
אביגיל (Abigail) נאוה (Nava) טליה (Talia) זיוה (Ziva) |
אדם (Adam) אשר (Asher) דויד (David) מיכאל (Michael) |
עמית (Amit) שי (Shai) |
לֵוִי (Levy) פרידמן (Friedman) דוהן (Dohan) מזרחי (Mizrachi) כּוֹהֵן (Cohen) |