On 10/4/06, Peter Hodge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- Nikolai Weibull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/4/06, Peter Hodge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- Nikolai Weibull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Great idea, > > > > Nikolei! > > > ^----- gaah! > > > > > > nikolai > > > > > > > iabbrev Nikolei Nikolai > > match Error /Nikol[^a]i/ > > I'd extended to > > match Error /\<Ni[^k]ol[^a][^i]\>/ > > You'd be surprised how often people come up with their very own > spelling of my name. It's alright, once your name has been out there for a couple thousand years (like mine), people will start getting it right more often.
Given that both names are Greek in origin, I wouldn't say that either has been around longer than the other, see, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_%28name%29 nikolai
