Dear Abby: If I give my child a French name, must I pronounce it that way?

My family is American, through and through. We had some European ancestors back in the Ellis Island days, but we’ve been here for generations and identify only loosely with our European heritage.

Dear Abby: I want to name a son after my great-granddad, but I’d feel weird saying it with a French accent

My family is American, through and through. We had some European ancestors back in the Ellis Island days, but we’ve been here for generations and identify only loosely with our European heritage. That ...
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