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Below is a non-comprehensive list of surnames which are pronounced non-intuitively. (Or one could argue that they are pronounced perfectly sensibly but the spelling is non-intuitive.)
I've also included a count of how many times each surname applies in the 2006/07 Brighton telephone directory, to give you an idea of the relative importance of learning to pronounce each name correctly.
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<tr><th>Spelling</th><th>Pronunciation</th><th><abbr title="Relative frequency">Freq</abbr></th>
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<tr><td>Althorp</td><td>Owltrop</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ayscough</td><td>Askew</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Beauchamp</td><td>Beacham</td><td>12</td></tr>
<tr><td>Beaudesert</td><td>Belzer</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Beaulieu</td><td>Bewley</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Belvoir</td><td>Beaver</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chandos</td><td>Shandos</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chisholm</td><td>Chiz'm</td><td>11</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cholmondley</td><td>Chumley</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cockburn</td><td>Coburn</td><td>10</td></tr>
<tr><td>Colquhoun/Colquhon</td><td>Co'hoon</td><td>6</td></tr>
<tr><td>Cowper</td><td>Cooper</td><td>3</td></tr>
<tr><td>Crawshaw</td><td>Crayshaw</td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Dalziel</td><td>Dee'el</td><td>6</td></tr>
<tr><td>Farquhar/Farquar</td><td>Far'har</td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Featherstonehaugh</td><td>Fanshaw</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Fiennes</td><td>Fines</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Gower</td><td>Gore [1]</td><td>40</td></tr>
<tr><td>Greenhaugh</td><td>Greenallsh</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Home</td><td>Hume [1]</td><td>3</td></tr>
<tr><td>McKenzie/MacKenzie</td><td>Macinnie [1]</td><td>59</td></tr>
<tr><td>Magdalene</td><td>Maudlin</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Mainwaring</td><td>Mannering</td><td>1</td></tr>
<tr><td>Marjoribanks</td><td>Marshbanks</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Menzies</td><td>Mingis [1]</td><td>5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ruthven</td><td>Ruffen</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>St John</td><td>Sin-jen</td><td>5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Trywhitt</td><td>Territ</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Urquhart</td><td>Urhart</td><td>5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Wauchope</td><td>Warkup</td><td>3</td></tr>
<tr><td>Wodehouse</td><td>Woodhouse</td><td>1</td></tr>
<tr><td>Woolfhardisworthy</td><td>Woolsey</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Worcester</td><td>Wu'ster</td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Wriothesley</td><td>Roxley</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td>Wymondham</td><td>Wind'am</td><td>0</td></tr>
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fn1. Also pronounced as spelt. |
| demiblog:textile_summary |
Below is a non-comprehensive list of surnames which are pronounced non-intuitively. (Or one could argue that they are pronounced perfectly sensibly but the spelling is non-intuitive.)
I've also included a count of how many times each surname applies in the 2006/07 Brighton telephone directory, to give you an idea of the relative importance of learning to pronounce each name correctly. |
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Fri, 25 May 2007, 12:34:36 (UTC) |
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Toby Inkster |
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Fri, 25 May 2007, 12:34:36 (UTC) |
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Fri, 25 May 2007, 12:34:36 (UTC) |
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All rights reserved |
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Fri, 25 May 2007, 12:34:36 (UTC) |
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Toby Inkster |
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Toby Inkster |
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Below is a non-comprehensive list of surnames which are pronounced non-intuitively. (Or one could argue that they are pronounced perfectly sensibly but the spelling is non-intuitive.)
I've also included a count of how many times each surname applies in the 2006/07 Brighton telephone directory, to give you an idea of the relative importance of learning to pronounce each name correctly. |
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