My last name is pronounced "hee-haw". -T On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Stan Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: > > On Jul 20, 2011, at 11:33 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > >>> On Jul 20, 2011, at 9:41 PM, steve harley <p...@paper-ape.com> wrote: >>> >>>> har as in bar, ley is in tree, emphasis on the first syllable (it's >>>> irritatingly easy to say "like the motorcycle", but that might not ring a >>>> bell for everyone) >>>> >>>> i was born with a different name, Donaghy, which is an immigration office >>>> perversion of O'Donough, i think, so it may not matter how it is >>>> pronounced, but sometimes i wish i had it back >>>> >>>> here in my neighborhood there are streets named for Native American >>>> tribes; Galapago street is typically pronounced "_gal_ uh *pay* go" and >>>> Acoma is pronounced "a (as in 'that') *coe* muh"; i try to pronounce them >>>> right (i've been to Acoma Pueblo, but i've never been to the Galapagos) >>>> and it seems to creep people out >>>> >>>> ... so here's another question -- what does your name mean? i've been told >>>> that harley = hare + leigh ~= "bunny meadow" > > Hal Pin, Hall Pin, Hell Pin . . . all three variations are used by my > relatives. > My anti-Catholic grandmother used to say that it was a contraction of the > Scottish (Protestant) McAlpine. I believe that Halpin is from the common > Irish (Catholic) name Halpin which is thought to be derived from a > mis-pronunciation of halfpenny. So my name has to do with money, albeit a > very small quantity of money. > > stan > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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