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RE: Day 660: 5 Minute Freewrite: Sunday - Prompt: plum cobbler
Truth. Nice.
He named one of his sons Agnew? That's a new one to me.
Truth. Nice.
He named one of his sons Agnew? That's a new one to me.
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So, that name ... Captain Hamilton's name is Ironwood and his wife's name is Agnes. They were surprised both by the fact that Mrs. Hamilton got pregnant at 41, and delivered twins at 42. Ira was easy, after his father. Captain Hamilton had to reach deep, however, to find a male name like Agnes ... but then again, the vice president of the U.S. in the year the captain was born was named Spiro Agnew. So ...
... at least he didn't name the boy Nixon, after the president...
lol! I did think of dear Spiro when I read your piece. Do they use the French-ish pronunciation, "ah NYOO"? Spiro, now that's a good Greek name. I wish I'd thought of it when I named my middle child Nikolas.
Ag-new, after Ag-nes ... I had no idea about the French pronunciation, and it makes sense that our little twin's parents, from rural Virginia and New York City, respectively, probably would use the Anglicized pronunciation even if they knew of the French option.