Re: Syllable structure of names

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".

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