Pronunciation help
It occurred to me recently that visitors to my blog may not know how to pronounce my name. Here’s some help.
Carrick: CARE-rick. Accent is on the first syllable. Rhymes with Derrick and Eric.
Mundell: mun-DELL. Accent is on the second syllable. Rhymes with “oh hell.”
Also note, Carrick is my given name, though I understand the confusion as it is more often a surname. It’s of Gaelic origin and is somewhat common in Scotland, Ireland, and England. There’s a winery in New Zealand called Carrick, from which I’d like to try a bottle someday, and there’s a guy named Carrick Gerety who is leader of the L.A. band Everybody Else. He has a Gmail address similar to mine and sometimes I receive his email, which has proven quite entertaining.
I never feel slighted or annoyed when my name is mispelled or the pronunciation butchered. It’s a difficult name. It’s also completely unique as far as I can tell. I seem to be the only “Carrick Mundell” anywhere.
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