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I always said “Eye-sa” because I knew someone in college (in US) who was named Isa and that is how she pronounced it. From: Vwoolf <vwoolf-bounces+sparks=exchange. clemson. edu@ lists. osu. edu> on behalf of Mark Hussey via Vwoolf <vwoolf@ lists. osu. edu></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I always said “Eye-sa” because I knew someone in college (in US) who was named Isa and that is how she pronounced it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Vwoolf <vwoolf-bounces+sparks=exchange.clemson.edu@lists.osu.edu> on behalf of Mark Hussey via Vwoolf <vwoolf@lists.osu.edu><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Mark Hussey <markh102@gmail.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 10:06 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Edward Mendelson <edward.mendelson@columbia.edu><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"vwoolf@lists.osu.edu" <vwoolf@lists.osu.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Vwoolf] How to pronounce "Isa" (Between the Acts)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">I don't see how anyone could 'know' the answer to this. I always pronounce the name eye-ssa in my head, but it might be izza. . . I'm not aware that anyone with
authority (VW, LW, John Lehmann) ever said anything about it! On Sun,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I don't see how anyone could 'know' the answer to this. I always pronounce the name eye-ssa in my head, but it might be izza... I'm not aware that anyone with authority (VW, LW, John Lehmann) ever said anything about it!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Dec 1, 2024 at 12:58 PM Edward Mendelson via Vwoolf <<a href="mailto:vwoolf@lists.osu.edu">vwoolf@lists.osu.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Another reason why I ought to have joined this list years before I did,
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instead of peering furtively at the archives. Thank you. ("Ish-bel"? <br>
That is a think new to me.) I have two editions of the BBC Dictionary of <br>
Pronouncing Names, but neither includes what in America are called given <br>
names, so this is very useful indeed.<br>
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On 12/1/2024 9:35 AM, Stuart N. Clarke via Vwoolf wrote:<br>
> This has come up before on this list. Isabella is a family name on my <br>
> mother's side. Auntie Isa was always called Eye-za (accent on 1st <br>
> syllable). I have never had any doubts, but this may be misleading as <br>
> this is the Scottish side of the family. Granny was Isabella = <br>
> Iz-a-bella (again, accent on the 1st syllable, as it nearly always is <br>
> in English names - an exception is Yvonne - Bernard is not an <br>
> exception). Cousin Isobel = Iz-o-bel. Second cousin Ish-bel (God <br>
> help us!), the Anglicised version of the Gaelic Iseabail (don't know <br>
> how to pronounce that!).<br>
><br>
> Stuart<br>
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