Martin I had no intention of correctng anyone,  My intention was to give a possible reason for the evolution of the surname which Dot and Ian mentioned in their earlier messages. Rhoda (in London, England) Sent from Samsung tablet -------- Original message -------- From: "Martin Briscoe (W10 laptop)" <list@mbriscoe.me.uk> Date: 25/07/2018 17:03 (GMT+00:00) To: lancsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAN] Re: FAO Ian White I believe it is the Gaelic pronunciation and some Scots take great pleasure in correcting people!  But the only correct way of pronouncing a name is the way that the holder of the name wants it pronounced and many people have adopted the common "English" pronunciation.  Martin Briscoe Fort William Ancestry DNA, FTDNA (B68554), GEDMatch (A374507) -----Original Message----- From: rhoda6 via LANCSGEN [mailto:lancsgen@rootsweb.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 4:35 PM To: lancsgen@rootsweb.com Cc: rhoda6 <rhoda6@btinternet.com> Subject: [LAN] Re: FAO Ian White     Hi Dot (and Ian) When I was growing up in Edinburgh in the 1950s/'60s there was a well-known chain of stationers, newsagents etc called John Menzies.  They had a large branch in Prince''s Street which everyone knew as 'Mingies' pronounced with a silent 'g'.  I always understood that this was the true pronunciation of the surname which had gaelic origins. Rhoda. _______________________________________________ :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: GENUKI - a virtual reference library of genealogical information.  http://www.genuki.org.uk/ Contact the list administrator  at LancsGen-admin@rootsweb.com :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/lancsgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY  Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

My Dad, who was 3rd generation born in England, pronounced it as it reads in English, Menzies. However, my Mum's GP was Scottish and, when he asked for her married name to update her records, she was soundly told off and told to pronounce it Mingis (sounding the g ) and that was what we stuck with! I did tend to use the English version more at work though - the novelty of telling people how to spell your surname correctly soon wore off! Dot On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 6:36 PM, rhoda6 via LANCSGEN <lancsgen@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Martin > I had no intention of correctng anyone, My intention was to give a > possible reason for the evolution of the surname which Dot and Ian > mentioned in their earlier messages. > Rhoda (in London, England) > > Sent from Samsung tablet > > -------- Original message -------- > From: "Martin Briscoe (W10 laptop)" <list@mbriscoe.me.uk> > Date: 25/07/2018 17:03 (GMT+00:00) > To: lancsgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LAN] Re: FAO Ian White > > I believe it is the Gaelic pronunciation and some Scots take great > pleasure in correcting people! But the only correct way of pronouncing a > name is the way that the holder of the name wants it pronounced and many > people have adopted the common "English" pronunciation. > > Martin Briscoe > Fort William > Ancestry DNA, FTDNA (B68554), GEDMatch (A374507) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rhoda6 via LANCSGEN [mailto:lancsgen@rootsweb.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 4:35 PM > To: lancsgen@rootsweb.com > Cc: rhoda6 <rhoda6@btinternet.com> > Subject: [LAN] Re: FAO Ian White > > > > Hi Dot (and Ian) > When I was growing up in Edinburgh in the 1950s/'60s there was a > well-known chain of stationers, newsagents etc called John Menzies. They > had a large branch in Prince''s Street which everyone knew as 'Mingies' > pronounced with a silent 'g'. I always understood that this was the true > pronunciation of the surname which had gaelic origins. > Rhoda. > > > _______________________________________________ > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > GENUKI - a virtual reference library of genealogical information. > http://www.genuki.org.uk/ > > Contact the list administrator at LancsGen-admin@rootsweb.com > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb. > com/listindexes/search/lancsgen > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > > _______________________________________________ > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > GENUKI - a virtual reference library of genealogical information. > http://www.genuki.org.uk/ > > Contact the list administrator at LancsGen-admin@rootsweb.com > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb. > com/listindexes/search/lancsgen > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >