rolt968 Posted 7 December , 2021 Share Posted 7 December , 2021 (edited) While the place in Aberdeenshire is pronounced Strawn. I have known families in east and north east Scotland who pronounced their surname as spelled and others who pronounced their surname "Strawn". When I started to research Edward Strachan, 21205, 10 CEF, I wondered how it was pronounced, suspecting, wrongly, that it was as spelt. I was pleased to find him listed in the battalion's casualty list as "Straughan". RM Edited 7 December , 2021 by rolt968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonMc Posted 7 December , 2021 Share Posted 7 December , 2021 The footballer Gordan Strachan is from Edinburgh and I've always heard his name pronounced like it's spelt - 'Stra - kn' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sueburden Posted 7 December , 2021 Share Posted 7 December , 2021 Agree with Jason. Friends with that surname pronounced it as said Stra_kn. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 7 December , 2021 Share Posted 7 December , 2021 Strach as in Bach. I know a family of that name and that's how they pronounce it. Gordon Strachan same. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Filsell Posted 7 December , 2021 Share Posted 7 December , 2021 (edited) It's a "Let's call the thing off" kinda thing. Regards David Edited 7 December , 2021 by David Filsell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 7 December , 2021 Share Posted 7 December , 2021 4 hours ago, Skipman said: Strach as in Bach. I know a family of that name and that's how they pronounce it. Gordon Strachan same. Strach as in Bach as you or I would pronounce it, or Strach as in Bach as South-East Britons pronounce it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 7 December , 2021 Share Posted 7 December , 2021 1 hour ago, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said: Strach as in Bach as you or I would pronounce it, or Strach as in Bach as South-East Britons pronounce it? Not sure. There are examples of pronunciation online that have it as 'ck' not 'ch' as in loch. As said I know a family who use the version I mention and have never heard anyone use the 'ck' version. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 8 December , 2021 Author Share Posted 8 December , 2021 http://www.clanstrachan.org/history/pronunciation.html RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 8 December , 2021 Author Share Posted 8 December , 2021 Interesting. I have been assuming that "Straughan" was someone's attempt to spell what sounded like "Strawn" but I am now not quite so sure. What do people think? RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 8 December , 2021 Share Posted 8 December , 2021 7 minutes ago, rolt968 said: What do people think? RM Can of worms Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 8 December , 2021 Share Posted 8 December , 2021 Or again (British Newspaper Archive) Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 8 December , 2021 Author Share Posted 8 December , 2021 2 minutes ago, Skipman said: Can of worms Mike A can of worms indeed. Who was Sir Richard Strachan. I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 8 December , 2021 Author Share Posted 8 December , 2021 1 minute ago, Skipman said: Or again (British Newspaper Archive) Mike I have seen that derivation before and had wondered about the elision of Avon to A'an (which is the same as Avoch to A'ach). I suspect that placenames as we now see them spelled owe a lot to the publication of the first Ordnance Survey maps. Reading the OS's name books (which tell you where or from whom they got the names) at Scotland's Places is very interesting. RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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