revanthetrueemperor@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why do the English pronounce the first name "St. John" as "sinjin" but they pronounce the last name "Saintclair" as "saint clair" (and not "sinclair")?
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19 hours agoMy best guess would be that saintclair’s prononciation was influenced by french, as in french the “t” is pronounced while st john might be more “english”, leading to the “t” being silent
Not in modern french but it was in old french :)