Re: USAGE: name pronunciation

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:34:24 -0400, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> wrote:

> Not always.  "Jerry" is sometimes short for "Jerome" (e.g. Seinfeld) and
> sometimes, despite the spelling, short for "Gerald" (e.g. my father).
>
> And for those on the list who are old enough and American enough to
> recognize the name:  no, my father is not *that* Jerry Reed.  :)
>
> -Marcos
>
The most interesting derviation of a "Jerry" i've known is a friend of
mine whose name is "Girolamo" but goes by "Jerry" since very few
pronounce Girolamo right. Often "Geronimo" or "/giral@mow/"

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