Editor’s note: The Mexican is taking the holiday week off, so this week’s column is a rerun of one of his favorites from 2007. Dear Mexican: How do Mexicans get such ridiculous nicknames from ...

Dear Chinita: The definitive study on this quirk remains Viola Waterhouse’s “Mexican Spanish Nicknames,” included in the 1981 anthology Linguistics Across Continents: Studies in Honor of Richard S.

Mucho comments about my February 1 column regarding the metamorphosis of Mexican names into seemingly wacky nicknames—Nini from Alejandrina, for instance, or Chely from Araceli. I argued such changes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re still trying to nail down a name for your little fella, consider going with a Mexican moniker. They are not only cute, ...

Muchos comments about my February 1 column regarding Mexican names morphing into seemingly wacky nicknames — Nini from Alejandrina, say, or Chely from Araceli. I wrote that such changes occurred ...

Dear Readers: Mucho comments about my February 1 column regarding the metamorphosis of Mexican names into seemingly wacky nicknames — “Nini” from Alejandrina, for instance, or “Chely” from Araceli. I ...

Choosing a name for your baby boy can feel like you and your partner are navigating a maze of endless possibilities, which is why most parents-to-be ask themselves if they want their child to have a ...