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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >