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forenames (first names)
We got all kinds of names given to kids today. Some are hard to
pronouce or figure out. Oprah Winfrey said her mom could not spell "Orpha" her intended first name and hence "Oprah"
I know kids who use different pronunciations for the same spelling so I toss this out to you-all for comment
Michael, Micheal..is it "My-kul" or "Mi-kee-yul"?
Sean, Shawn...are both "Shawn" or one "Seen"
Ian, is it E-yun or I-yun or John?
Gerald, is is Jerald or Gare-eld?
Xavier, mis-pronounced X-ay-vee-ur should be Zay-vee-ur
Then there are those born who were named for heroes of sorts,
like Francis Marion...of the Rev War, and some changed to Frank
Is it Francis or Frances? Generally Frances is a female.
Bishop Francis Asbury, often spelled Asberry
no problem with the Rev War sergeants Jasper & Newton, or was
it Newton and Jasper?
And, of course, in Greekdom we have Phi, Xi, Iota, Upsilon, and
Tau, which should rhyme with "paw" is sometimes "tauw" rhyming with cow.
Harry S Truman had only S, so no problem there
The study of onomastics and anthroponymics in itself is an interesting adjunct to genealogy. Then we have preachers who
write names in the family bible (mom & dad can't write) and they
misspell...fun...
And we have not addressed surname spelling, perhaps next time.
Genealogy is a personal encounter with history.
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