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=== Pronunciation of Virginia Surnames === | === Pronunciation of Virginia Surnames === | ||
Another interesting aspect of Virginia surnames is - how were they pronounced? In 1895, Lyon G. Tyler recorded the spellings and pronunciations of some rather unusual surnames he was familiar with:<ref>Lyon G. Tyler, "Virginia Names Spelt One Way and Called Another," ''The William and Mary Quarterly,'' Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1895):271-273. Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915297] - free.</ref> | |||
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| '''Called''' | | '''Called''' | ||
| '''Spelt''' | | '''Spelt''' | ||
| '''Called''' | | '''Called''' | ||
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| Armistead | | Armistead | ||
| Umstead | | Umstead | ||
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| Berkeley | | Berkeley | ||
| Barkly, or Bartlett | | Barkly, or Bartlett | ||
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| Bernard | | Bernard | ||
| Barnett | | Barnett | ||
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| Brockenbrough | | Brockenbrough | ||
| Brokenburough | | Brokenburough | ||
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| Blount | | Blount | ||
| Blunt | | Blunt | ||
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| Burwell | | Burwell | ||
| Burrell | | Burrell | ||
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| Booth | | Booth | ||
| Bowthe | | Bowthe | ||
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| Callowhill | | Callowhill | ||
| Carroll | | Carroll | ||
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| Chamberlaine | | Chamberlaine | ||
| Chaumberlin | | Chaumberlin | ||
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| Chisman | | Chisman | ||
| Cheeseman | | Cheeseman | ||
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| Contesse | | Contesse | ||
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| Crenshaw | | Crenshaw | ||
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| Daisy | | Daisy | ||
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| Degge or Degges | | Degge or Degges | ||
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| Deneufville | | Deneufville | ||
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| Dewberry | | Dewberry | ||
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| Drewry | | Drewry | ||
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| Enroughty | | Enroughty | ||
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| Fauntleroy | | Fauntleroy | ||
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| Folk | | Folk | ||
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| Fontaine | | Fontaine | ||
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| Fulgham | | Fulgham | ||
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| Gawin | | Gawin | ||
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| Geddy | | Geddy | ||
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| Gibson | | Gibson | ||
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| Gilliam | | Gilliam | ||
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| Goodrich | | Goodrich | ||
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| Goodwin | | Goodwin | ||
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| Gooch | | Gooch | ||
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| Goldsmith | | Goldsmith | ||
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| Hairston | | Hairston | ||
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| Heyward | | Heyward | ||
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| Harwood | | Harwood | ||
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| Haughton-Hawthorne | | Haughton-Hawthorne | ||
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| Hartwell | | Hartwell | ||
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| Higginson | | Higginson | ||
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=== Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | === Writing and Sharing Your Family History === | ||