Don't make an ass of yourself, Tim. On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 2:37 AM, Tim Bray <[email protected]> wrote: > My last name is pronounced "hee-haw". -T > > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Stan Halpin > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. >
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