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msh210 - 30 Dec 2009 19:02 GMT

I know someone named Davidovici, pronounced /d@'vId@vItS/. (It's from
Romanian.) How is it pluralized (as, to refer to the family):
Davidovicis or Davidovicies?

Michael Hamm

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Peter Duncanson (BrE) - 30 Dec 2009 19:17 GMT

>I know someone named Davidovici, pronounced /d@'vId@vItS/. (It's from
>Romanian.) How is it pluralized (as, to refer to the family):
>Davidovicis or Davidovicies?

I'd use Davidovicis. That would following the pattern of the plurals of
names ending in "i" such as Medici(s), and the national groupings:
Israeli(s), Iraqi(s), et ali(s).

"ies" is commonly the plural form of "y".

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Skitt - 30 Dec 2009 19:24 GMT

>> I know someone named Davidovici, pronounced /d@'vId@vItS/. (It's
>> from Romanian.) How is it pluralized (as, to refer to the family):
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> "ies" is commonly the plural form of "y".

Yes, but not in names. Besides, there is no "y" in "Davidovici".

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msh210 - 30 Dec 2009 19:34 GMT

Peter Duncanson abed:

> > /d@'vId@vItS/. <snip> Davidovicis or Davidovicies?
>
> I'd use Davidovicis. That would following the pattern of the plurals of
> names ending in "i" such as Medici(s), and the national groupings:
> Israeli(s), Iraqi(s), et ali(s).

Well, yes, but all those end in vowel (sound)s.

Thanks for your input; you, too, Skitt.

Michael Hamm

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Nick - 31 Dec 2009 16:14 GMT

>>I know someone named Davidovici, pronounced /d@'vId@vItS/. (It's from
>>Romanian.) How is it pluralized (as, to refer to the family):
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
> "ies" is commonly the plural form of "y".

But as others have said, not in names. My surname is Atty, my family
are not the Atties. Names tend to take the standard plural, not any
special forms (think of the Proudfoot joke in LOTR).

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Skitt - 30 Dec 2009 19:17 GMT

> I know someone named Davidovici, pronounced /d@'vId@vItS/. (It's from
> Romanian.) How is it pluralized (as, to refer to the family):
> Davidovicis or Davidovicies?

I'd go with "Davidovicis". That seems to be the standard English way.

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Discussion Groups / English Usage / December 2009

plural of Davidovici