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Re: Syllable structure of names

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Friday, August 29, 2003, 18:11
Peter Bleackley scripsit:

> I have a feeling that this is because Christian names are based on a > common > Pan-European stock, usually based on Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin (in > no particular order), and are mainly based on the names of saints or > biblical figures, whereas surnames are more local and so reflect the > complexities of English syllable structure more specifically. (My own > surname appears to be a much mutated version of a place name).
I think that reasoning is sound. But your name is straightforward: "black lea". -- All Norstrilians knew what laughter was: John Cowan it was "pleasurable corrigible malfunction". http://www.reutershealth.com --Cordwainer Smith, _Norstrilia_ jcowan@reutershealth.com

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