Filipino women with two given names such as "María Cristina" or "María Victoria" may choose to abbreviate the very common "María" (in honor of the Virgin Mary) as "Ma". (with a full stop), thus rendering these given names as "Ma. Cristina" or "Ma. Victoria". Filipino males with two given names such as "José Mariano" or "José Gerardo" could follow the same practice of abbreviating "José" as "Jo.", though this is not as consistent. Another common practice seen in other cultures (most commonly with Spanish conventions) is to elide or combine multiple given names into one nickname. The aforementioned "María Cristina" and "María Victoria" may thus acquire the nicknames "Maricris" and "Marivic". Thus the Filipino names "Maricel", "Maritoni", "Marijo", "Maritess", and "Maricon" come from "Maria Celia (or Celeste)", "Marie Antoinette", "María Josefa" (or "Josefina)", "María Teresa", and "María Concepción" (or "Consolación)" respectively.