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[quote=Anonymous]There are many people who immigrated to the US and changed or Anglicized their names during immigration. So there are many ethnic names that have different pronunciations here in the US based on the immigrant and how they chose to pronounce their names when they immigrated. So, while it may have been one thing originally, it may no longer be that, at least for some branches of a family. I have an Asian last name and my father simplified the pronunciation of the name when he came through immigration. So, we say it slightly differently in English than other people with the same name. We also spell it differently because of the way my father chose to spell it when he came. There are about 6 different ways to spell our last name here in the US. My father chose one of the more common spellings, but I've still seen many variants of my surname around the US.[/quote]
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