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[Kate Conant]

Apparently people have problems with consonants and vowels both.

I heard many different pronunciations of Papaîoannou when that was my last
name.  (My favorite was PapaPiano.

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> It is pronounced Cuthbert.  The problem is that the name is unfamiliar to
> many, many people who panic at all the consonants.  I help them say it and
> so, no biggie.  It simply happens a lot.
>
> Ginga
> ..wearing a Cuthbert cross today
>
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm wondering now if Cuthbert is pronounced as Cuthbert or not?????  (Is
> > this a case of Cobert?)
> >
> > IAC, I'm still surprised by those who can't pronounce Conant even after I
> > tell them.
> >
> > "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and
> walk
> > humbly with your God?"
> > Micah 6:8
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 8:10 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Roger wrote:
> > > That's how I thought it was pronounced from the first time I saw it.  I
> > > assule your maiden name is pronounced the same way as the saint.
> > >
> > > Yes, exactly.  Cuthbert that I know on the ground here have been
> called:
> > > Cussbert, Cussbut, Cuthberry,Cuthbut....and so on.  I think the
> > consonants
> > > stop people short.
> > >
> > > Ginga
> > >
> > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 10:26 AM, Roger Stokes <
> > > roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 27/10/2015 11:09, Ginga Wilder wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Well, with Ginga as my chosen name.....it is pronounced jin - ja.
> It
> > > was
> > > >> Ginger until I was 13 when I began spelling it as people pronounced
> > it.
> > > >> It
> > > >> stuck.  When someone who does not know how to pronounce my name goes
> > > >> phonetic, I am often called jing-uh or ging-guh.  I am surprised in
> > > recent
> > > >> years by how often Wilder is pronounced Will-da.  And, then there is
> > my
> > > >> maiden name Cuthbert.  That is hard for almost everyone who is not
> > > >> familiar with the surname.
> > > >>
> > > >> Jin-ja
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > That's how I thought it was pronounced from the first time I saw
> it.  I
> > > > assule your maiden name is pronounced the same way as the saint.
> > > >
> > > > Roger
> > > >
> > >
> >
>