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Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).
The relevance of consummation in a civil marriage varies by jurisdiction. For example, under section 12 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, a refusal or inability to consummate a marriage is a ground of annulment in England and Wales, [3] but this only applies to heterosexual marriage because Paragraph 4 of schedule 4 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 specifically excludes non ...
It is also spelled as Quah, Qua, Kua, Kuah, Kwa, Ke, Ker, Ko, Koa, Kok, or O in English, owing to variations in dialect (for instance, O derives from the Cantonese pronunciation of the character) or romanisation system (compare Ke, which derives from Pinyin, with Ko, which derives from Wade-Giles.)
This list is also to include surnames that did not originate in Ukraine as there are people living in the country with numerous ethnic backgrounds, and, therefore, surnames, from all over Europe and Asia. It also serves as an indication in the English Wikipedia to potentially point out articles on family names that may need to be created.
Hough is an English surname that is also used in Ireland as a variant of Haugh. People with this surname may pronounce it as "how" ( / h aʊ / ) or "huff" ( / ˈ h ʌ f / ). Notable people with the surname include:
Cockburn (/ ˈ k oʊ b ər n / KOH-bərn, Scots:) is a Scottish surname that originated in the Borders region of the Scottish Lowlands.In the United States most branches of the same family have adopted the simplified spelling 'Coburn'; other branches have altered the name slightly to 'Cogburn'.
As an English surname, Chow originated as a nickname, from Middle English chowe, meaning "chough" or "jackdaw". [1]As a Chinese surname, Chow may be a romanisation of the pronunciations in different varieties of Chinese of the following surnames, listed based on their Pinyin romanisation (which reflects the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation):
Featherstonhaugh, also spelt Fetherstonhaugh and Featherstonehaugh, is an old English surname that was originally Fetherston. The name comes from Featherstone Castle in Northumberland, from the Old English feðere, 'feather', stān, 'stone', and healh, 'corner'. [1] The name is usually pronounced as spelt [2] [3] though commonly shortened to ...