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12-31-2005, 02:49 PM
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Re: Re: Re: forenames (first names)
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Originally posted by honeychile
Okay, I can said something like five words in Gaelic (Nollag Dhuit, btw!), but I get confused with the "sh" sound - how does Siobhan get to be pronounced "Chev-on"? And how are Maeve & Mairead pronounced?
I honestly think that some parents who were saddled with common names as kids go out of their way to make their own children's name a little different to make them stand out. Unfortunately, it just makes them look like poor spellers (or worse!).
And Erik, yes, genealogy DOES personalize history! I intend to make it my second career!
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Siobhan is pronounced Shiv-awn.
S=Sh sound bh=v sound
Maeve is pronounced Mayv One syllable. It is also spelled Maebh.
Mairead is pronounced Mawr-aid.
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12-31-2005, 10:20 PM
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Re: ximenez
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Originally posted by Erik P Conard
The words borrowed from other languages does indeed
complicate things, and like the cited 'champagne' one, a
strange pronunciation of the word may be offered just to
show all that that person is 'well-traveled.'
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Yes, you're correct Erik. The Spanish started pronouncing the X as "sh" merely to show that I am well traveled. Thanks, Spaniards! You may now go back to pronouncing "X" in an Erik-approved manner.
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01-01-2006, 11:46 AM
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thank you, eye-o-tah
The Erik-approved pronunciation of the Spanish X goes back a
bit further in Spanish, and whether I or you like it or not, it is
a fact.
Erik P Conard, A.M., Spanish Linguistics, U of IL, 1965
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01-01-2006, 12:06 PM
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Okay, let's try this one out: Oaxaca, Mexico. If you've been there, you know it's Wah-HAW-ca, May-E-co.
Just like English, many letters/dipthongs have different sounds.
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01-01-2006, 12:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by honeychile
Okay, let's try this one out: Oaxaca, Mexico. If you've been there, you know it's Wah-HAW-ca, May-E-co.
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honeychile, please stop offering up strange pronunciations just to show all that you are well-traveled.
</sarcasm>
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01-01-2006, 12:21 PM
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Originally posted by RedRoseSAI
honeychile, please stop offering up strange pronunciations just to show all that you are well-traveled.
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Well travelled?! Me?! Now I'll be laughing all day!
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