Re: Oughtred

[G�nther Faltlhansl]

Dobroe utro Brian (sorry my computer does not write cyrillic), This is quite an idea that I admit I would not have thought of. I have searched my Russian dictionary for anything that would come closer to "utred", but without real success (utrata = loss?). Of course, as you mentioned, it could come from some other Slavic language. Do svidania, G. Faltlhansl 47°55' N 13°35' E ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Ritchey To: Günther Faltlhansl ; Sundial List Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 4:43 AM Subject: Re: Oughtred Gunther,   Sometimes I let my imagination run away with me but I happened to remember that utren is the Russian word for morning (adjective form of utro).  England is a cosmopolitan country and immigrants often translate or transliterate their names when they change countries.  It is possible that "Oughtred" is a variation of some Slavic name.  Many names came into being before written language so their exact meaning can be very obscure.    Clear Skies,   Brian Ritchey, USA (Des Moines, Iowa) ----- Original Message ----- From: Günther Faltlhansl To: Sundial List Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 2:47 PM Subject: Oughtred Dear linguisto-diallists, Thank you for your kind responses.  As you can see from the table, the answer does not seem to be so clear-cut after all.   Bill Thayer           OTT-red                              Chicago, USA John Davies       Oo-tred, Ow-tred               Flowton, UK Ron Anthony      Ott-red  or Ot-tread           ? Mike Cowham    (Out)-red, (Oot)-red           Cambridge, UK   If I were to jump to a conclusion from this admittedly still limited survey (a pet habit of scientists), I would say that the UK favours (Ou, Oo,Ow), whereas the USA inclines more to (Ott). Based on this hypothesis I would predict that Ron Anthony is located in the USA.   (;-))   The second conlusion is that I can pretty much choose my personal pronounciation (within the above framework).   Special thanks to John for the information about the typos, (I must admit, I did not read so attentively as to notice) and to Mike letting me know about the existence of an Oughtred Society.   Thanks again and apologies to the rest of the list for the digression. G. Faltlhansl 48°09' N  16°53' E [EMAIL PROTECTED]