Xavier and Xalapa come to mind. Both those "x"s are pronounced like "h".
Frank Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz Santa Fe, NM 87505 <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Phone: (505) 995-8715 Cell: (505) 670-9918 From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arlo Barnes Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 6:23 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Spelling of Spanish Surnames Thank you. I suspected it would be something like this; it seems also this region picked up a slight excess of Xs from Mexico, which are pronounced like Js (or like Hs in English), although I must say I am at an unfortunate loss to call any to memory besides "Me`xico" itself. EDIT: Well, we do standardize/ise on chile, while others do not... -Arlo James Barnes
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