Interesting!
I didn't mean to imply that etymology should be decisive, but that
linking the name to the history of some beatified person would help
explain the origin of the 'St'... In this case, seemingly supporting the
abbreviation, but also referencing an actual 'saint' or two at the same
time.
I like Danny's suggestion of the pronunciation tag. That seems like the
most elegant solution if anyone knows IPA. I've always wanted to learn
it actually but haven't yet had a good enough reason.
Nate Wessel
Jack of all trades, Master of Geography, PhD candidate in Urban Planning
NateWessel.com <http://natewessel.com>
On 3/15/19 1:18 PM, Jarek Piórkowski wrote:
On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 13:02, Nate Wessel <[email protected]> wrote:
Don't forget about the various alternative naming tags like alt_name=*,
short_name=*, loc_name=*, and also name:etymology=* to make things absolutely
clear.
Having either spelling in one of these alternatives as appropriate would likely
satisfy any dissenters and make both the full and abbreviated name searchable.
Certainly, but my message is to suggest that "St. Clair Avenue West"
_is_ the full name. We could set up an "expanded name" tag I suppose?
Etymology wise, Wikipedia, citing (as far as I can tell) local
historians, suggests that St. Clair Avenue is named after Augustine
St. Clare, a character in Uncle Tom's Cabin, and the book spells the
last name "St. Clare", never expanded to "Saint".
In any case, suggesting etymology as being decisive for names seems to
me problematic in many ways, especially in Canada where we've
adopted/mangled many names and phrases from other languages.
Thanks,
--Jarek
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