Inspired by /u/mavropanos27 on https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/e2cse1/name_2_players_on_your_team_one_who_you_think_is/
If you want to post players of the past, they should have played together in the same period, and name the period
I don't know if this kind of post is common on the sub, but I've seen a lot of people having trouble understanding the complex naming conventions of lusophonic countries, specially when it comes to "anglicized" names and I thought that I, as a Brazillian and a Historian enthusiast, could help.
Hope it's at least an interesting read.
Why do Brazilian and Portuguese soccer players only have one name
Short answer. Because it's easier.
Long answer? Well, take a seat in your DeLorean and let's get this baby to 88mph, we are going back in time!
The power of love... is a curious thing...
Almost every culture west of Indochina use the <given name> <surname> template (occasionally with an added middle name), whereas in China, Japan and some other Asian countries it is usually reversed. In that same vein, some communities in Arab countries have no "formal" surname per se, and instead use the name of a clan or sub-clan, so that you could find entire villages, with hundreds of people, all sharing the same surname. If we go further back, the ancient Greeks only had given names, and used the suffix "of <a city>" to differentiate themselves (sometimes they also had a famous cognomen - a nickname, basically). An example would be "Herodotos of Halikarnassos"
But those are not at all relevant to the topic, so let's go to the relevant time period in question: It all started with "Roma". Not the club. Not even the city. I'm talking about the most powerful empire in the story of western civilization!
Over the course of some fourteen centuries, the Romans employed a system of nomenclature that differed from that used by other cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean, consisting of a combination of personal and family names. Although conventionally referred to as the tria nomina, the combination of <given name> <tribal name> <surname> with a distinct <nickname> that have come to be regarded as the basic elements of the Roman name.
Factor in the fact that there were only about 30 Roman given names, and that some where rarely used and others not used by certain tribes at all - and you get a lot of confusion. Everybody knows Gaius Julius Caesar, for example, but did you know there are at least a half-dozen famous Romans who had that name - including, by the way, the first Roman emperor, Augustus?
The catch is, that naming convention could get a little dicey after some generations. Take for example the famous Roman general Pu
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should be fun?
i started to watch football matches especially(laliga, premier league,e and champions league ) but I don't know the names of all the players I like to watch Barcelona and Liverpool and I only know the main names in each team like Messi, Mohamed Salah, so is there any way help me to know the players well and their names with positions on the field?
If you post a pair, try and figure out someone else's post.
I can’t wait for the day when I can watch a brown guy drop 40 points in an nba game or score a hatrick in the premier league.
In honour of England v USA Women’s soccer semi final I thought I’d post the first names of both current squads as they are some interesting names in there.
All players aged between 20-36
(USA) Alyssa Ashlyn Adrianna Becky Kelley Abby Ali Tierna Emily Crystal Sam Morgan Julie Lindsey Rose Allie Mallory Carli Alex Megan Tobin Jessica Christen
(England) Karen x 2 Carly Mary Lucy x 2 Alex Steph Millie Demi Leah Abbie Rachel Keira Jill Jade Georgia Nikita Jodie Fran Toni Ellen Beth
I think Tierna and Tobin are my favourites from the list. Any thoughts?
Trying to avoid the obvious players, as a Dutch person I would say Affelay will be the surprise from our side.
