tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post3561908326249609538..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: Accents and Name VariationsNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-19340756549633711872010-02-03T23:18:30.443-05:002010-02-03T23:18:30.443-05:00Herstoryan, you make me laugh. I think you should...Herstoryan, you make me laugh. I think you should leave your pronunciations alone! Aren't they just a result of where we live? I appreciate your writing to tell me how you pronounce the two words, and that they sound alike. That's very helpful. So I'm off to the library to see if I can find an obituary for Cruson/Crewson/Crusin.<br /><br />Andrea, hi! I keep seeing the names of William Wade Fithen and Nancy Bell in my research and have been wondering if they are "mine," but I haven't gone any further back than Lydia. Are William and Nancy Lydia's parents? You probably already know more than I do -- I'm still a beginner.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-75943049109058115472010-02-03T18:27:35.368-05:002010-02-03T18:27:35.368-05:00Hi Nancy,
I'm actually a distant Fithian cousi...Hi Nancy,<br />I'm actually a distant Fithian cousin of yours from NJ. I was wondering if you had information on William Wade Fithen who married Nancy Bell :)<br /><br />-andreaAndreahttp://www.ifinddeadpeople.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-47304548284073246812010-02-03T11:46:10.832-05:002010-02-03T11:46:10.832-05:00LOL How interesting! I'm from Texas and I gues...LOL How interesting! I'm from Texas and I guess I have a strong accent. As I was reading I was pronouncing the two spellings (Bell and Beall) the same - like a "bale" of hay! Gez I have to work on my pronunciations! I know the word Bell should be pronounced as in a church bell, but when I say it out loud it sounds like "bale." LOL I definitely think regional accents affect the spelling of names. Absolutely! :)Herstoryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10815842259130817555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-10461412102926786032010-02-02T09:23:19.019-05:002010-02-02T09:23:19.019-05:00Nancy,
I've learned that there is enormous var...Nancy,<br />I've learned that there is enormous variability in how visual people are. Some understand the bell logo immediately and perhaps 1/3 never notice.<br />bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-18184297492780433572010-02-01T22:01:47.047-05:002010-02-01T22:01:47.047-05:00Bob, thanks for letting me know about the pronunci...Bob, thanks for letting me know about the pronunciation of your last name, Beall. I'd never really thought about the closeness of "Beall" and "Bell" but it must be fairly common for them to share the pronunciation. I like your logo. Do people usually pronounce it "Bell" since you changed it?<br /><br />Leah, what a challenge you have! I'm so glad we've finally arrived at standardized spelling! Thanks so much for sharing the link to the article. It is very helpful.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-85018172849365017072010-02-01T12:38:07.957-05:002010-02-01T12:38:07.957-05:00Hi Nancy, you are definitely on to something here....Hi Nancy, you are definitely on to something here. One of my surnames is "Domelle" which you might think is pronounced "doh-MELL", but it's actually pronounced "DOM-lee". It is a tricky name to find in census records because most census takers wrote it as they pronounced rather than as it is actually spelled (dommely, domlee, dunnalee). Also, here's a link to a genealogymagazine.com article on the subject of surname pronunciation: http://www.genealogymagazine.com/surnames.html Good Luck!!!Leah Kleyleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796483107434706318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-28546103568838911532010-02-01T08:41:24.846-05:002010-02-01T08:41:24.846-05:00Nancy,
Good research work and I think you are cor...Nancy, <br />Good research work and I think you are correct. <br />My name is Beall and my ancestors came from the Virginia and later the Georgia area. We have always pronounced our name "Bell" even though it is spelled "Beall."<br />Our business is retail stores, many in Florida where our family lives, and some years ago we changed the "A" in the store name to be instead the outline of a bell so that people would get the idea that our name was pronounced "bell."<br />So I think you are definitely on to something there.<br />If you want to see the logo you can go to "www.beallsflorida.com"<br />Best, <br />Bob BeallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com