[78-L] Bix who?

[David Lennick]

BO-wee, BOW-ee, or BOO-wee?

(Only one way to pronounce Lennick, denks gott)

dl

On 2/27/2013 12:39 AM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
> I figure a name should be pronounced however the person who bears the name
> decides to say it.
>
> Many families who moved to the US from other countries ended up with
> "Americanized" spellings and pronunciations of their names...sometimes they
> chose to do so,  and sometimes they had it done by some immigration clerk at
> Ellis Island or wherever.
>
> I've run into a few people over the years who have told me that my last name
> is "supposed" to be pronounced other than the way my family has chosen to
> say it for at least five generations..pretty funny when you think about it!
>
>
> Taylor Bowie
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erwin Kluwer"<ekluwer at gmail.com>
> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Bix who?
>
>
>> I am Dutch but I know German..
>>
>> It is a German name and it should be pronounced (in the way you
>> decribe) with the extra ''e" on the end
>> ..
>>
>> Erwin
>> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 1:14 AM,<marimbamoods at comcast.net>  wrote:
>>
>>> what is the correct pronunciation of "Beiderbecke" ? one biography
>>> suggested it is like "wider cheek," but that seems odd.
>>>
>>>
>>> is that name German? don't the Germans pronounce the "e" on the end like
>>> "eh" ?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bix" i can pronounce.
>>>
>>>
>>> best, david harvey