Misappropriated Variants
I use this term for when a name has taken on another which is not a real variant of it. My cousins the Beirne's of Drumlish have, since around 1920, spelled their surname Byrne while continuing to pronounce it as Beirne.
I use this term for when a name has taken on another which is not a real variant of it. My cousins the Beirne's of Drumlish have, since around 1920, spelled their surname Byrne while continuing to pronounce it as Beirne.