I’ve heard it pronounced both “Dave-Iss” and “Davey’s”. I don’t hear the names often but I see them regularly and never know how to pronounce them. The only one I’m sure about is Alan Davies (Dave-Iss) because of QI.
I’ve heard it pronounced both “Dave-Iss” and “Davey’s”. I don’t hear the names often but I see them regularly and never know how to pronounce them. The only one I’m sure about is Alan Davies (Dave-Iss) because of QI.
If you think Davies is wild, check out Menzies. Based on how it’s spelled you’ll never in a million years guess how it’s pronounced.
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it’s the defunct scottish letter Ȝ isn’t it?
Aye!
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I’ve heard it as
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Min Giss
Menzies Campbell (Scottish Lib Dem MP) is pronounced like this.
The shop John Menzies should have been pronounced like that, but everyone just said it how it looked.