en_GB http://tobyinkster.co.uk/tag/names/ http://tobyinkster.co.uk/blog/2007/05/25/non-intuitive-surnames/ <p>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.)</p> <p>I&#8217;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.</p>