Vernia, I think that is just what people did. They either did not pronouce the first "A" in my name and called me Nita, or they used some cutsey name out of it - "Nedder Squeeder". Then when my nieces and nephew were born, it was difficult for them to say, "Aunt Anita", so I became "Sissy" to them. ANita ________________________________ From: Vernia Brooks (Yahoo) <vlbbrooks@yahoo.com> To: wvlogan@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 8:20:45 AM Subject: [WVLOGAN] Clarissa, Or Claracy ? I agree Laura, my name should be pronounced Verna but I was called Vernee, my mother was Viola and was called Violee.  For some reason our parents and grandparents pronounced most names with an e sound at the end.  Vernia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Loding" <lloding@cox.net> To: <wvlogan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:04 PM Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Clarissa, Or Claracy ? > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- 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