I have relatives in Georgia named "Jordan" and they still pronounce it "Jurden" or "Jerden". Remember Hamilton Jordan? He pronounced it "Jerden". ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Avery Hunter" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 11:09 PM Subject: Re: Jordan's Journey > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Connie Lapallo" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 8:07 PM > Subject: [VA-HIST] Jordan's Journey > > >> 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 Forest > Hill 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 > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html