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Specific people Name Pronunciation Notability Notes Respelling IPA; Aaron Copland: like Copeland / ˈ k oʊ p l ə n d / American composer Andre Dubus: də-BEWSS / d ə ˈ b j uː s / American novelist Andrew P. Iosue [10] OZ-way / ˈ ɒ z w eɪ / American general Annastacia Palaszczuk: PAL-ə-shay / ˈ p æ l ə ʃ eɪ / Australian politician ...
The spelling indicates the insertion of /ᵻ/ before the /z/ in the spelling - es , but does not indicate the devoiced /s/ distinctly from the unaffected /z/ in the spelling - s . The abstract representation of words as indicated by the orthography can be considered advantageous since it makes etymological relationships more apparent to English ...
A country demonym denotes the people or the inhabitants of or from there; for example, "Germans" are people of or from Germany. Demonyms are given in plural forms. Singular forms simply remove the final s or, in the case of -ese endings, are the same as the plural forms. The ending -men has feminine equivalent -women (e.g. Irishman, Scotswoman).
If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë). Since the names are found most commonly in Malsi e Madhe (North) and Labëri (South ...
200 names that start with "N" From Nina to Nikolai, here are 200 globally popular names that start with the letter "N." Nancy. Narcissa. Nelly. Nerissa. Neriah. Nesta. Nalani. Nefertiti. Neila ...
A name suffix in the Western English-language naming tradition, follows a person's surname (last name) and provides additional information about the person. Post-nominal letters indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office, or honor (e.g. " PhD ", " CCNA ", " OBE ").
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Personal names and surnames may be pronounced like a standard English word, but with different spelling: "balance" and "John Ballance"; "war" and "Evelyn Waugh" (if spoken with a non-rhotic accent); "marshal" and "George Marshall"; "chaplain" and "Charlie Chaplin". Personal names do, of course, generally start with a capital letter.