Funny doc names

[diggitydot]

A friend of ours just married. She's now Dr. Papp.

[SoonerTexan]

^^^Is she an ob/gyn?

[diggitydot]

Family medicine, so she does paps.

Koch is pronounced Coke in Kansas - at least by the very rich family that owns the big company in Wichita

Pronounced the same way here in Alabama

[Vishenka69]

His receptionist corrected me when I said "Koch," according to her it's Cock.

[weeniegeniewife]

His receptionist corrected me when I said "Koch," according to her it's Cock.

I went to high school with a Koch and she pronounced it "coach."

[MissCrabette]

Yeah, it varies. I'm guessing it depends on how Americanized they've become. It drives me up a wall when people with obvious Italian names pronounce them the "wrong" way, but it's their name, and they can say it whichever way they please.

Yeah, it varies. I'm guessing it depends on how Americanized they've become. It drives me up a wall when people with obvious Italian names pronounce them the "wrong" way, but it's their name, and they can say it whichever way they please.

Please give me some examples.

[MissCrabette]

Hahaha! I should probably be careful around you. The name I had in mind was very similar to yours, but the person actually pronounced the G instead of leaving it silent.

Like Alison argued in another thread that languages evolve, so do family names, especially when removed from the country of origin. I really hope I didn't offend.

[diggitydot]

At various points in history, family names become very fluid. Which can make genealogy research really weird. Particularly when immigrants decide to "Americanize" their names. My family has multiple spellings and pronounciations for each line (a few completely different changes like my Finnish great-grandparents who became "Anderson" because they felt it was more American than "Matthiasen" or "Luukinen") and it's interesting to pinpoint exactly where the changes occurred.

[HouseofWool]

We have a friend who's maiden name was Italian with the -gli- glide in it. The g was pronounced as if it belonged to the previous syllable instead being part of the glide. Drove me crazy, but I think it tends to be fairly common because English does not have that particular type of glide, so it is very difficult for many Americans to pronounce. (just like English has some sounds that are nearly impossible for non-native speakers to produce fluently. The word "world" is typically a dead ringer for the non-native speaker.)

Hahaha! I should probably be careful around you. The name I had in mind was very similar to yours, but the person actually pronounced the G instead of leaving it silent.

Like Alison argued in another thread that languages evolve, so do family names, especially when removed from the country of origin. I really hope I didn't offend.

No offense here!!! I was just curious!

[houseelf]

We knew a family who shared our common English last name during residency. When their ancestors arrived on Ellis Island, their Russian surname "Omelchenko" was changed to something more Americanized.

[diggitydot]

Ever wonder why there are so many Johnsons, Andersons, and Smiths around? Immigrants Americanizing their names.

[oceanchild]

Please give me some examples.

My family's Italian last name ends with "one", which in Italian would probably be OH-nay but in our house was always OWN. I definitely give people the benefit of the doubt with their own names.