Talk:Lamont (name)

Lamont ain't La Mont

It's questionable to mix the two names in one article as they have different origins and pronunciations. Mutt Lunker (talk) 00:14, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's not questionable. Lamont is a surname with multiple origins - read the article and click the reference. This article covers both origins. I've heard both pronunciations of Lamont in real life. It's not uncommon for names to have multiple origins, or differing opinions of the name's origin.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 06:24, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See here [1].--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 06:29, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is kind of interesting [2]. It's a genealogy forum, and people are talking about descending from the Scottish Lamonts, and then one 18th century Lamont in particular. One of the descendants of this man spells his/her name LaMont, another spells his name Lamont.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 08:55, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I guess it's worth noting the different situation in Scotland and the rest of the names provenances. They are two distinct names that may be conflated because of their apparent similarity and at least one prominent holder of the Scottish name presumably giving up trying to correct the pronunciation of the name as the price of fame/power. You'd be pushed to find anyone using the French-style pronunciation of Norman Lamont's surname in his birthplace, though I've noticed even some Scottish rugby commentators mispronounce Sean and Rory Lamont's names (possibly influenced by non-Scots colleagues(?)).

That pronunciation or spelling may be altered in Scottish Lamonts' emigrant descendants in some cases is probably not that surprising (though incidentally I couldn't find the LaMont in your forum link (my navigation skills no doubt)). When ones name's new to most people in your new community, I guess it may be easier to just stick with what people call you. It's significant that the Dictionary.com audio clip has an American accent. Mutt Lunker (talk) 11:42, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yep American. I think there's a very good chance that today most Lamonts are American, and that they pronounce their name the 'American/French' way. Follow that ancestry link again and search the page for "Sanders", and read that person's comment. He/She says they had a "LaMont" grandmother.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 11:19, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]