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I'm not sure whether it's a simplification of the spelling, or a separate name. The Irish form of my name is Colmán, with the accent - called a fáda - lengthening the vowel so the pronunciation in Irish is Col-mawn, a form I use in places where the short 'a' of 'man' causes trouble for the locals.

I'm always perplexed when people who almost always see my name only in print misspell it. Annoys me almost as much as mis-accenting Jërómê's name does him.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Oct 4th, 2007 at 04:46:10 AM EST
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Coleman is 10 times more common than Colman according to Google.

But I mean, people misspell principal as principle and lose as loose, so what are you complaining about?

I admit it is almost as annoying to have people call me Meewell even after they have heard me repeatedly say my own name properly.

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by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Oct 4th, 2007 at 05:09:50 AM EST
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I saw that now.

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by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Oct 4th, 2007 at 02:47:17 PM EST
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Well, I used to think a lot depended upon the exact spelling of a name, but since researching my family history, I have come to realize/realise that many if not most surnames have changed in spelling numerous times over the years.  My paternal grandmother spelled/spelt her maiden name differently than her brother did. She even had my father's birth certificate corrected to show her spelling vs. yet a third way.  Jameson, Jamison, Jamerson, Jemison, Jimmison, etc.  It's no wonder people are confused.

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by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Thu Oct 4th, 2007 at 10:28:18 PM EST
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