Most of my friends called me Badette, Bernadette, Berna,
Dette or even Bernaditta. My name Meg was established in 2008 (not in the
Philippines but in Dubai) because of my Japanese boss by the name Hontaro Nagamasa-san.
He can’t pronounce my name clearly so to meet both ends I suggested him to call
me ‘Meg’ (from the 1st letter and 2 last letters of my surname).
Since then, Meg-san was established. In the same way, I came to learn that Meg as a girl's name was coined from and a short form
of Margaret (greek) means "pearl". =)
Nota Bene: The Japanese language uses a broad array of honorific suffixes for addressing or referring to people.
These honorifics are gender-neutral (can be used for males and females), though
some are more used for men or women (-kun is
primarily used for males, while -chan is primarily used for women) and can be
attached to first names as well as surnames. Using an
honorific is generally required when referring to someone. The word San stands
for Mr. or Ms. You would use this word after the person's last name as a sign
of respect.
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