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		s3krit on Feb 10, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Surnames from nicknames nobody has any more My surname is an example of this! Pugh comes from ap Hugh (though more commonly spelt in Welsh these days as Huw)

taurknaut on Feb 10, 2025 [–]

> (though more commonly spelt in Welsh these days as Huw)

Somehow this is also a saner spelling with English orthography. We should probably all use this spelling.

frandroid on Feb 10, 2025 | [–]

Imagine the chaos if English had a phonetic spelling reformation like Spanish had a while ago...

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