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Help[Surname] Re: How do you pronounce Agnew?
in reply to a message by Emma Jenny
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiro_Agnew
Spiro Agnew was a vice-president of the USA. I think, his family was heard as the last sounds of the phrase "Is this bag new?".
His father, Theodor Agnew, was born in Northern Greece and had a Bulgarian name, Agnev (coming from Bulg. AGNE meaning lamb). In Bulgarian, it is pronounced AHG-nef.
Spiro Agnew was a vice-president of the USA. I think, his family was heard as the last sounds of the phrase "Is this bag new?".
His father, Theodor Agnew, was born in Northern Greece and had a Bulgarian name, Agnev (coming from Bulg. AGNE meaning lamb). In Bulgarian, it is pronounced AHG-nef.
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Definitely AGG-NEW. I had a friend of that name at school.
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