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Subject: Re: [HARTSHORN] Hartshorn pronunciation
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 08:17:14 -0000 (GMT)
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In England a hart is a male red deer over 5 years old (like a stag). The
final "e" would have been pronunced in middle English and is invariably
retained in the spelling here. There were even drinking establishments
called "The Hartshorne" in the C15th.


> I have read with interest the discussions about how the name Hartshorn
> should be pronounced and have to throw in my two-bits.
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> Hartshorn is an old English name. In England a Hart was a deer and maybe
> still is. They (the English) ground up deer horn and made ammonia from
> it.
> Hence: Spirits of Hartshorn or Hartshorne as the English seemed to be
> prone
> to put an "e" on the end of a lot of names.
>
> Therefore, I believe that this evidence would support the pronunciation
> as:
> Hart's horn
>
> Jim (James W.) Hartshorn
> Boulder, CO.
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