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From: "Diane Lea" <>
Subject: Re: [CHS] LEA pronunciation
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 05:19:19 -0400
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Please reply to List, as I too, am interested. My mother-in-law, in
Lancashire, always wanted it pronounced as Lea-A. But I have traced the
family back to Odd Rode, Cheshire and am interested in what it would be
there.
TIA
Diane
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Milward" <>
To: "Cheshire List" <>
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 4:13 AM
Subject: [CHS] LEA pronunciation


> How would the name LEA be pronounced in mid Cheshire?
>
> I have always assumed it sounded like LEE but there is a possibility that
> it
> was LEE-A.
>
> Eric MILLWARD.
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