On Jul 20, 2011, at 11:33 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> On Jul 20, 2011, at 9:41 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> har as in bar, ley is in tree, emphasis on the first syllable (it's >>> irritatingly easy to say "like the motorcycle", but that might not ring a >>> bell for everyone) >>> >>> i was born with a different name, Donaghy, which is an immigration office >>> perversion of O'Donough, i think, so it may not matter how it is >>> pronounced, but sometimes i wish i had it back >>> >>> here in my neighborhood there are streets named for Native American tribes; >>> Galapago street is typically pronounced "_gal_ uh *pay* go" and Acoma is >>> pronounced "a (as in 'that') *coe* muh"; i try to pronounce them right >>> (i've been to Acoma Pueblo, but i've never been to the Galapagos) and it >>> seems to creep people out >>> >>> ... so here's another question -- what does your name mean? i've been told >>> that harley = hare + leigh ~= "bunny meadow"
Hal Pin, Hall Pin, Hell Pin . . . all three variations are used by my relatives. My anti-Catholic grandmother used to say that it was a contraction of the Scottish (Protestant) McAlpine. I believe that Halpin is from the common Irish (Catholic) name Halpin which is thought to be derived from a mis-pronunciation of halfpenny. So my name has to do with money, albeit a very small quantity of money. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
