Ed,
You think yours is hard. You can't imagine how may ways people can screw
up Probst, 1 vowel and the worst I've heard it pronounced had 4
syllables.and sounded something like pro-ba-bal-list.
I gave up.
Carey
Carey Probst
Member, M.I.T. Educational Council
S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF
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the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
On 3/8/2011 8:15 PM, Edward Loizeaux wrote:
>
> Gents....
>
> "S"ince there seems to be an amazing interest in my name, here is the
> entire
> story as handed down over the generations. Back in Marseille many moons
> ago, my ancestor was in partnership with another gentleman and they
> jointly
> owned a large department store. The other so-called gentleman ran off with
> a cute young female and all the money leaving my ancestor with the unpaid
> bills and no money. As the police were closing in, my ancestor did the
> only
> logical thing possible -- he fled to America where he could not be traced.
>
> Upon arrival at Ellis Island, he found himself at a desk with an
> immigration
> agent on the other side. There were forms to be filled out and the agent
> had the pen. My ancestor did not speak English and the agent (apparently)
> did not speak French. But somehow the forms got filled out.
>
> My name results from the entry on the official form. Americans find it
> strange and the French are confused by it also. But it is unique and has a
> special meaning to me. End of story. Simon's original spelling of my name
> exactly matches what I have been told by my grandparents. So Simon is
> probably correct about that.
>
> The meaning, in simplified terms, is "BIRDS". The Werre-omitted "X" is
> what
> makes it plural. The "s" becoming a "z" is the result of the agent's
> handwriting. The apostrophe disappearing is magical without explanation.
> In the very olde days in France, a person's name tended to follow his
> occupation. There is speculation that someone back then was involved in
> falconry (hunting birds, not hunting for birds) or possibly a
> zookeeper or a
> veterinarian or something similar. Maybe a chef?
>
> Pronunciation is an even stranger matter with various Loizeauxs
> pronouncing
> the word somewhat differently. I am simply using my father's pronunciation
> (right or wrong) since he studied French in college and used it to his
> advantage while in the US Army during WWII. But that is another story for
> another time. Anyone anywhere whose name is spelled exactly the same is
> related and also descended from the same immigrant running away from the
> cops way back when. Interesting, eh? No, we did not come via Canada. Or
> New Orleans. It was a direct boat ride with no stops in the 18XX years.
>
> Now back to S scale......Ed L. (with X)
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> -------------------------------------------
> From: Simon
> I believe the original spelling was "L'oiseau"
>
> > I hope Ed will
> > forgive me.
> > Bob Werre
>
> Speaking as the kid who was last in his class to spell his own name
> correctly, you are forgiven. ed loizeauX (every vowel plus a "Z" and an
> "X") PS: what more could anyone ask for in a name?
>
>
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