[Elfsea] My new name...

[Tessa Nieto]

Actually, the "ç" sound is pronounced almost as a "Z"
sound, only softer. So, instead of being "Cabetha de
Vaca" you'd be "Cabesza de Vaca" (prounciationally
speaking), which is the correct pronunciation.

Eleanor Cleavely
Somewhat Spanish Speaker

--- C E Huse <cehuse at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hola!!
>
> I have had to change my last name. It seems that "de
> Vasquez" cannot be
> documented prior to the early 1700's (yup that
> surprised me, too!)
>
> So... My last name will now be "Maria Cabeça de
> Vaca"  The "ç" is pronounced
> as a soft "th" sound.
>
>
> Maria
>
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