I am in the midst of an argument over the correct way to say the female name: Clarissa. I always heard it called "Claracy"; but this other person says its wrong, and the correct way is : "Clar-issa", with the accent on the "issa". Anyway, Clara is the short way to say it. Thanks. Shelby

Shelby... I think it's just the way folks in WV pronounce names in general. My name is Laura. Everyone in my family pronounced it LARA. Where as at school it was always pronounced more like Lora. My Mom and her sisters are called Barbry, Patty, Donny, Glory... Their names of course are Barbara, Patricia, Donna and Gloria.... My great grandmother was Justina, but was called Tiny (Tina). Laura -----Original Message----- From: wvlogan-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:wvlogan-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BurgessWV@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:07 PM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVLOGAN] Clarissa, Or Claracy ? I am in the midst of an argument over the correct way to say the female name: Clarissa. I always heard it called "Claracy"; but this other person says its wrong, and the correct way is : "Clar-issa", with the accent on the "issa". Anyway, Clara is the short way to say it. Thanks. Shelby ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVLOGAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message