This blog combines two of my loves: portraiture and onomastics. In each entry you will find a name, an insight into the name's use, and a drawing of a person by that name.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thatcher
If I am not mistaken, the son of Bryan Voltaggio, a not-quite-Top Chef, is named Thatcher. Thatcher Voltaggio. How American a name is that?
Voltaggio aside, is Thatcher or Reagan a worse first name?
yeah, pronunciation is everything with Reagan. I have a friend whose two year old daughter is called Reaghan. Here it rhymes with Megan, but I know that's not true in the US...confused?
In the US, Megan is most often pronounced MAY-gen or MEH-gen, such that it rhymes with Reagan-as-in-Ronald. I believe the MEE-gen pronunciation is more common outside of the US.
My freshman-year roommate was named Regan (REE-gen), as in one King Lear's loathsome daughters.
Hey, Reagan is our cat's name!
ReplyDeleteBut... why?
ReplyDeleteThat was the name on her cage at the animal shelter.
ReplyDeleteOh, well, then you're off the hook—I mean, I hadn't pegged either of you as a Ronald Reagan fan. Phew.
ReplyDeleteyeah, pronunciation is everything with Reagan. I have a friend whose two year old daughter is called Reaghan. Here it rhymes with Megan, but I know that's not true in the US...confused?
ReplyDeleteNo, Megan and Reagan also rhyme in the States. At least, the way I say them, they do.
ReplyDeleteIn the US, Megan is most often pronounced MAY-gen or MEH-gen, such that it rhymes with Reagan-as-in-Ronald. I believe the MEE-gen pronunciation is more common outside of the US.
ReplyDeleteMy freshman-year roommate was named Regan (REE-gen), as in one King Lear's loathsome daughters.