Re: Jan's Name (Was: Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly)

Kurt at iadvance wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> >
> >>On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Jan Wieck wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Look at my own name. Jan Wieck (correctly pronounced like Yann Veek).
> >>
> >>Is that how its pronounced?? :) I've known you for how long now and never
> >>had a clue how to pronounce your last name ... first is/was easy, last I
> >>never even tried ...
> >
> >
> > And we did think Jan was a girl for many months until somehow he
> > mentioned something that gave us a clue he wasn't.
> >
>
> There are plenty of hard to spell/pronounce names on the lists - and I
> don't want to be the one to start *that* thread - but I have to ask:
>
> Mom-jee-arn ?
> Mom-jy-ann ?
> Mom-jeen ?
> Mom-zhon ?

Sorry for the off-topic, but my wife just corrected the proper Armenian
pronuciation of my name. It should be MOHM-juh-yan.

I rarely correct anyone who pronounces my name. I give them credit for
just trying.

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