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English names ending in -a or -o
I remember when there was a Greek-origin senator running for President ofthe USA, it might have been Pataki - that a news commentator said that the US was not yet ready for a president whose last name ended in a vowel.
Obviously he didn't mean e or y; he meant a, i, o or u.
But I know that there are some English names that *do* end in those letters.
At the time, some -o names came into my head.
Sadly, I can't think of them now.
Best wishes,
Alan
Work like the ponies in coalmines.
Dance like the teardrop explodes.
Love like you're Frank in Blue Velvet.
Sing as though your little throat would burst.
Obviously he didn't mean e or y; he meant a, i, o or u.
But I know that there are some English names that *do* end in those letters.
At the time, some -o names came into my head.
Sadly, I can't think of them now.
Best wishes,
Alan
Work like the ponies in coalmines.
Dance like the teardrop explodes.
Love like you're Frank in Blue Velvet.
Sing as though your little throat would burst.
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" is an euphamism for Itlian You are thinking Mario Cuomo the previous Govenor of New York and presidential candidate. The Greek was a governor and his name was Michael Dukakis. [/nq] Ide , Oglivie.
- " is an euphamism for Itlian You are thinking Mario Cuomo the previous Govenor of New York and presidential candidate.
- The Greek was a governor and his name was Michael Dukakis.
- [/nq] Ide , Oglivie.
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[nq:1]I remember when there was a Greek-origin senator running for Presidentofthe USA, it might have been Pataki - that a news commentator said that the US was not yet ready for a president whose last name ended in a vowel.[/nq]
"last name ended in a vowel." is an euphamism for Itlian
You are thinking Mario Cuomo the previous Govenor of New York and presidential candidate.
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"last name ended in a vowel." is an euphamism for Itlian
You are thinking Mario Cuomo the previous Govenor of New York and presidential candidate.
The Gre
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[nq:1]Obviously he didn't mean e or y; he meant a, i, o or u. But I know that there are some English names that *do* end in thoseletters.[/nq]
There may be more Scottish than English surnames that end in a vowel e.g. Latta, MacKie, Sholto, Chatto, but perhaps most English names ending in a (sounded) vowel use E e.g. Burpee. (This is obviously irrelevant to the US remark about immigrant names.)
There may be more Scottish than English surnames that end in a vowel e.g. Latta, MacKie, Sholto, Chatto, but perhaps most English names ending in a (sounded) vowel use E e.g. Burpee. (This is obviously irrelevant to the US remark about immigrant names.)
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[nq:1]I remember when there was a Greek-origin senator running for President ofthe USA, it might have been Pataki - that ... in those letters. At the time, some -o names came into my head. Sadly, I can't think of them now.[/nq]
It becomes complicated when the owner of a name is indisputably English but the name indisputably originates elsewhere. Obvious example - Portillo. The DNB (accessible
It becomes complicated when the owner of a name is indisputably English but the name indisputably originates elsewhere. Obvious example - Portillo. The DNB (accessible
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[nq:2]Obviously he didn't mean e or y; he meant a, ... are some English names that *do* end in those letters.[/nq]
[nq:1]There may be more Scottish than English surnames that end in a vowel e.g. Latta, MacKie, Sholto, Chatto, but perhaps most English names ending in a (sounded) vowel use E e.g. Burpee.[/nq]
"Munro" now comes to mind, as does Murdo.
I mentioned Cornish names in an earli
[nq:1]There may be more Scottish than English surnames that end in a vowel e.g. Latta, MacKie, Sholto, Chatto, but perhaps most English names ending in a (sounded) vowel use E e.g. Burpee.[/nq]
"Munro" now comes to mind, as does Murdo.
I mentioned Cornish names in an earli
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[nq:1]I can't find an origin for Maurice Bowra.[/nq]
My recollection is that he said in his book "Memories" that an ancestor changed it from the much more English-looking Bowrer because he thought it looked nicer that way. Our rhotic colleagues will doubtless think that that would change the pronunciation, but Bowra was as non-rhotic as I am and pronounced it in a way that would be indistingui
My recollection is that he said in his book "Memories" that an ancestor changed it from the much more English-looking Bowrer because he thought it looked nicer that way. Our rhotic colleagues will doubtless think that that would change the pronunciation, but Bowra was as non-rhotic as I am and pronounced it in a way that would be indistingui
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[nq:2]There may be more Scottish than English surnames that end ... names ending in a (sounded) vowel use E e.g. Burpee.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Munro" now comes to mind, as does Murdo. I mentioned Cornish names in an earlier post and a little googling ... you could argue these are not English - I mentioned Prothero earlier and I now see this is actually Welsh)[/nq]
It's amazing how few of these names
[nq:1]"Munro" now comes to mind, as does Murdo. I mentioned Cornish names in an earlier post and a little googling ... you could argue these are not English - I mentioned Prothero earlier and I now see this is actually Welsh)[/nq]
It's amazing how few of these names
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[nq:2]I can't find an origin for Maurice Bowra.[/nq]
[nq:1]My recollection is that he said in his book "Memories" that an ancestor changed it from the much more English-looking ... way that would be indistinguishable from Bowrer. I knew people who said Bowraah, but I'm pretty sure he didn't himself.[/nq]
I had a look at the book last night. What he said about the origins of his family and
[nq:1]My recollection is that he said in his book "Memories" that an ancestor changed it from the much more English-looking ... way that would be indistinguishable from Bowrer. I knew people who said Bowraah, but I'm pretty sure he didn't himself.[/nq]
I had a look at the book last night. What he said about the origins of his family and
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[nq:1]I remember when there was a Greek-origin senator running for President ofthe USA, it might have been Pataki - that ... a, i, o or u. But I know that there are some English names that *do* end in those letters.[/nq]
One comes across the name Hanna (as a surname, not to be confused with the
Christian names Anna and Hannah) in Devon.
There was also Disraeli, of course, but that woul
One comes across the name Hanna (as a surname, not to be confused with the
Christian names Anna and Hannah) in Devon.
There was also Disraeli, of course, but that woul
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[nq:2]I remember when there was a Greek-origin senator running for ... are some English names that *do* end in those letters.[/nq]
[nq:1]One comes across the name Hanna (as a surname, not to be confused with the Christian names Anna and Hannah) in Devon.[/nq]
The surnames of Hanna and Hannah are both found in the US. One married into my family tree, but I can never remember if it's a Hanna
[nq:1]One comes across the name Hanna (as a surname, not to be confused with the Christian names Anna and Hannah) in Devon.[/nq]
The surnames of Hanna and Hannah are both found in the US. One married into my family tree, but I can never remember if it's a Hanna
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[nq:2]One comes across the name Hanna (as a surname, not to be confused with the Christian names Anna and Hannah) in Devon.[/nq]
[nq:1]The surnames of Hanna and Hannah are both found in the US. One married into my family tree, but I can never remember if it's a Hanna or Hannah.[/nq]
If it wasn't a Hanna it may have been a Barbera.
It's just come to my memory that I used to work with a
[nq:1]The surnames of Hanna and Hannah are both found in the US. One married into my family tree, but I can never remember if it's a Hanna or Hannah.[/nq]
If it wasn't a Hanna it may have been a Barbera.
It's just come to my memory that I used to work with a
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