Re: Jan's Name (Was: Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly)

On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> Kurt at iadvance wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > >
> > >>On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Jan Wieck wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Look at my own name. Jan Wieck (correctly pronounced like Yann Veek).
> > >>
> > >>Is that how its pronounced?? :)  I've known you for how long now and never
> > >>had a clue how to pronounce your last name ... first is/was easy, last I
> > >>never even tried ...
> > >
> > >
> > > And we did think Jan was a girl for many months until somehow he
> > > mentioned something that gave us a clue he wasn't.
> > >
> >
> > There are plenty of hard to spell/pronounce names on the lists - and I
> > don't want to be the one to start *that* thread - but I have to ask:
> >
> > Mom-jee-arn ?
> > Mom-jy-ann ?
> > Mom-jeen ?
> > Mom-zhon ?
>
> Now, that is a good question.  It is MOM-jin.  Actually, though the
> Armenian way to say it is MOOM-ji-an, but I don't say it that way.
>
> Maybe I need an MP3 file for that.  Vince, can you hook me up?  ;-)

No problem, the broadcaster in question is my biz partner.  I'll get
with him next week.

Vince.
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