Asa, Here in Vermont, it's KUVVY. But I have heard it pronounced differently in the midwest. Arleen Huesman Vernon, VT At 09:45 PM 6/6/97 -0400, you wrote: >And while we're sending out our Covey lines, I would really like to know how >each sender pronounces the name! It would be interesting to start mapping >where the pronunciations changed in various lines, and perhaps shed light on >how it was pronounced by the first Coveys in America. > >In case you don't understand what I'm referring to: > >Some folks, including the Mormon branch, pronounce it "KUVVY", as in a covey >of birds. Others, such as my Columbia/Greene County NY branch, pronounce it >KO-VEE (long O). [Both pronunciations accent the first syllable - I haven't >heard of anyone accenting the 2nd!]. > >Asa K. Gage (asak@aol.com) > >