My 2 cents: We say MOP-in. Guess that's really the same as MAW-pin just a difference in how to spell it out. I never was good at reading how to pronounce something --- just have missed those classes too much in school. Linda Noel Oregon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maupin, Andy" <amaupin@mail.smu.edu> To: <MAUPIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 9:08 AM Subject: RE: [MAUPIN-L] MAUPIN pronunciation ... > Personally, I prefer MAW-pin. I think the MOW-pin is a result of > someone half-knowing the French pronunciation MOW-pa (or "pa" as in > pan). Every once in a great while, I'll hear someone pronounce it with > the French pronunciation & I'm totally surprised when it happens. > Usually, folks just stutter like Porky Pig trying to pronounce it & you > have to pronounce it for them. > > My .02 cents worth! > > By the way, greetings to everyone on the list--my first posting. =) > > -Andrea Maupin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael S. [mailto:msinak@sbcglobal.net] > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 11:00 AM > To: MAUPIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MAUPIN-L] MAUPIN pronunciation ... > > All, > > For someone like myself who does not carry the MAUPIN name ... > > Is it pronounced MAW-pin (as in "Ma and Pa") or is it MOW-pin (as in > "Mow the lawn") ? > > I've been saying MAW-pin, but I thought I should actually ask those > who would really know. > > I realize that the answer might be "BOTH!", and I'm NOT trying to stir > up any debate here, just trying to get the correct pronunciation before > I get too used to saying it wrong! > > Thanks! > > Michael > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > Please don't post private information about living people without > permission. All posts are archives. Search our Maupin Message Board > at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.maupin > > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > If you want to chat and get to know your Maupin relatives better, please > subscribe to our MAUPIN-CHAT-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the > word "subscribe" and then email MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com > >

Note that some have misspelled the name as Moppin. --- John/Linda Noel <johnsong@harborside.com> wrote: > My 2 cents: > We say MOP-in. Guess that's really the same as MAW-pin just a difference in > how to spell it out. I never was good at > reading how to pronounce something --- just have missed those classes too > much in school. > Linda Noel > Oregon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maupin, Andy" <amaupin@mail.smu.edu> > To: <MAUPIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 9:08 AM > Subject: RE: [MAUPIN-L] MAUPIN pronunciation ... > > > > Personally, I prefer MAW-pin. I think the MOW-pin is a result of > > someone half-knowing the French pronunciation MOW-pa (or "pa" as in > > pan). Every once in a great while, I'll hear someone pronounce it with > > the French pronunciation & I'm totally surprised when it happens. > > Usually, folks just stutter like Porky Pig trying to pronounce it & you > > have to pronounce it for them. > > > > My .02 cents worth! > > > > By the way, greetings to everyone on the list--my first posting. =) > > > > -Andrea Maupin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael S. [mailto:msinak@sbcglobal.net] > > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 11:00 AM > > To: MAUPIN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [MAUPIN-L] MAUPIN pronunciation ... > > > > All, > > > > For someone like myself who does not carry the MAUPIN name ... > > > > Is it pronounced MAW-pin (as in "Ma and Pa") or is it MOW-pin (as in > > "Mow the lawn") ? > > > > I've been saying MAW-pin, but I thought I should actually ask those > > who would really know. > > > > I realize that the answer might be "BOTH!", and I'm NOT trying to stir > > up any debate here, just trying to get the correct pronunciation before > > I get too used to saying it wrong! > > > > Thanks! > > > > Michael > > > > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > > Please don't post private information about living people without > > permission. All posts are archives. Search our Maupin Message Board > > at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.maupin > > > > > > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > > If you want to chat and get to know your Maupin relatives better, please > > subscribe to our MAUPIN-CHAT-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the > > word "subscribe" and then email MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > If you want to chat and get to know your Maupin relatives better, please subscribe to our > MAUPIN-CHAT-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the word "subscribe" and then email > MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com > >

Whats interesting is they usually stutter when I'm wearing a tie. Social dynamics at play. I was corrected by my French commander, who required me to recite [Ma-ooh-pahn]. Ten years later my Swiss landlord pronounced [Em-ahh-ooh-pan] John/Linda Noel wrote: > My 2 cents: > We say MOP-in. Guess that's really the same as MAW-pin just a > difference in how to spell it out. I never was good at > reading how to pronounce something --- just have missed those classes > too much in school. > Linda Noel > Oregon > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maupin, Andy" <amaupin@mail.smu.edu> > To: <MAUPIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 9:08 AM > Subject: RE: [MAUPIN-L] MAUPIN pronunciation ... > > >> Personally, I prefer MAW-pin. I think the MOW-pin is a result of >> someone half-knowing the French pronunciation MOW-pa (or "pa" as in >> pan). Every once in a great while, I'll hear someone pronounce it with >> the French pronunciation & I'm totally surprised when it happens. >> Usually, folks just stutter like Porky Pig trying to pronounce it & you >> have to pronounce it for them. >> >> My .02 cents worth! >> >> By the way, greetings to everyone on the list--my first posting. =) >> >> -Andrea Maupin >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Michael S. [mailto:msinak@sbcglobal.net] >> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 11:00 AM >> To: MAUPIN-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [MAUPIN-L] MAUPIN pronunciation ... >> >> All, >> >> For someone like myself who does not carry the MAUPIN name ... >> >> Is it pronounced MAW-pin (as in "Ma and Pa") or is it MOW-pin (as in >> "Mow the lawn") ? >> >> I've been saying MAW-pin, but I thought I should actually ask those >> who would really know. >> >> I realize that the answer might be "BOTH!", and I'm NOT trying to stir >> up any debate here, just trying to get the correct pronunciation before >> I get too used to saying it wrong! >> >> Thanks! >> >> Michael >> >> >> ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== >> Please don't post private information about living people without >> permission. All posts are archives. Search our Maupin Message Board >> at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.maupin >> >> >> >> ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== >> If you want to chat and get to know your Maupin relatives better, please >> subscribe to our MAUPIN-CHAT-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains the >> word "subscribe" and then email MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com >> >> > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > If you want to chat and get to know your Maupin relatives better, > please subscribe to our MAUPIN-CHAT-L-request@rootsweb.com that > contains the word "subscribe" and then email MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com > > >