Hi Sharon: I was in the north of Soctland two years ago, and in Pitlochri,
some small town, the taxi driver ande de clerk of the hostage pronounced
CAMPBELL as " CAMPBALL" the last "a" sounded as the "o" in
the word bowl.
Julian Campbell, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
----- Mensaje original -----
De: Sharon Campbell <zasu(a)ktis.net>
Para: Nancy/Ted Richings <richings(a)open.org>
CC: <Campbell-L(a)genealogy.org>
Enviado: Miércoles, 12 de Abril de 2000 04:07 p.m.
Asunto: Re: Campbell
Nancy/Ted Richings wrote:
> I have a question which has bugged me ever since I found out my
husband's
> mother was a Campbell. How is the name pronounced in Scotland?
My
> husband's family lived near the town of Camp Bell, NY and the family
> pronounces the name as CAMP BELL! I never heard this pronounciation
> before. I say it is pronounced like the soup, Cambell. Can anyone
settle
> this for me? I don't want to start a feud in the family,
but I refuse
to
> pronounce it CAMP BELL!! Nancy Page (no one misprounces that!)
Richings
in
> Salem, OR, USA TIA
Hi Nancy, it's pronounced Cambell in Scotland -- even in the Orkneys.
The Camp bell must be a regional thing.
cheers
--
Sharon
Clan Campbell
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