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[quote=Anonymous]My last name is "Irish." That is, it was originally an uncommon Gaelic name that we're not sure how to pronounce (or frankly spell, as it seems to have been spelled different ways). It was carried to North America and early on was changed several times so that it ultimately was pronounced the same as a very common Irish surname but spelled slightly differently. (Think Duffey instead of Duffy.) I mean, strictly speaking it's an invented name that I could pronounce any way I wanted. But I pronounce it the way a native English speaker (whether from Ireland, Britain, or the US) would expect it to be. I can't remember anyone ever mispronouncing it.

DH has a common German surname that should be pronounced with a "v" but instead we pronounce with a "w." DH's father, whose first language was German, pronounced it with the "w" as well. I've never heard anyone outside of Germany pronounce it with the "v," except in a joking way. It is occasionally mispronounced by English speakers (not the w sound, but a different mispronunciation). No big deal to me, but it's not my name. But DH and our children don't seem to mind either. [/quote]

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