That's interesting.  Growing up in Hen-rec-oh for many years (and having family from New
Kent), I
always pronounced it Hen-rI-co.  I always associated the older pronunciation with Southside
Virginia.
It always makes me think of Henry Howell.  I always loved hearing him on tv and radio.
Bruce Terrell

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From: Ann Avery Hunter <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, January 6, 2007 11:09 pm
Subject: Re: Jordan's Journey

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> > Samuel would have pronounced his name "JERR-den." His ancestors
> probably> came to England from France after the Hundred Years war.
> This distinct
> > pronounciation survived in Virginia for many years, and is
> distinguishable> from the ancient family of English Jordans who
> pronounce it more as we
> > would expect: "JOR-den".
>
> When I was growing up in Richmond, there were no JOR-dens. My mother's
> grandmother was a JER-den, and the grocery store at the corner of
> ForestHill and Westover Hills Blvd. was JER-den's. JER-den has
> fallen by
> the wayside, a victim of radio and TV, just like the real
> pronunciation of
> Henrico, which is Hen-REC-oh, not Hen-RIKE-oh.
>
> ---
> Ann Avery Hunter
> Winston-Salem, NC
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