Menzies

Menzies is a Scottish surname. It is probably derived, like its Gaelic form Méinnearach, from the Norman name Mesnières. The last name Menzie was changed to Mingie for all immigrants to the US because it was easier for Americans to pronounce.

This Scottish name is traditionally pronounced, as it still is in Scotland, ⁱ/ˈmɪŋᵻz/ MING-iz, since the English letter <z> was used as a substitute for the now obsolete letter <ȝ> (yogh) in the Scots language (Menȝies). However, many now do not know this, and today it is often pronounced as if it were an English word and hence it is often pronounced /ˈmɛnziːz/ MENZ-eez. A Scottish limerick plays on the traditional pronunciation:

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