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You follow these — you would never say them

de Peter, d Anna — the article before a name

The rule

First names almost always take an article: de Peter, d Anna, em Luca (to Luca). It is the normal, neutral form.

Where it catches you

In northern Germany «die Anna» sounds sloppy or dismissive. Not here — if anything, leaving the article out is what stands out.

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