Names like words mean something. Everyone’s name has a meaning, because they come from words. My psuedonym Mundy Writes Is from my favorite hobby writing and my last name.
I got two nicknames when I was in the military for my last name. The first was Moose, but the second was Mundy. The reason for Moose was from my friends that I got when I first arrived at my duty station; however, as others started choosing to nickname me it was closer to my last name.
The meaning of my last name was lost to much stupidity from my family members and not learning even remote German words. When I learned older German (a basic book written 1908) I knew it had something to do with the word mouth, because obviously Mund means mouth. When I went to Germany it was even more apparent as my linguistic abilities improved despite the reservations of the local populace including most not knowing the meaning of the rest of my name.
Continually, both German and American people asked what is Wiler/Weiler/Wyler? In English you might find something conniving to sound similar, but nothing that is German. When I think of what my family used to do before coming to America it does make sense; however, it has nothing in worth of etymology.
Finally, when I had transitioned from Active duty to the U.S. Army reserves in Germany we had a situation where the on base hotel was unavailable. We were housed off-base, but I came across an American man who was living in Germany unassociated from the military. He recognized the last part of my name and commented that the Mund was from the mouth of a river and that the word nobody understood was a transliterated word from latin meaning village.
What makes most American’s tongue tied is the w that follows the d and preceeds into the y. German’s have no problem as instead of a double u it’s a double v. Although these character’s look similar they are indeed different. Double U pronounces like the flexion between oo and oo. Double V is the sound pronounced in the flexion between F and F.
That being the awkward letter most Americans drop it in favor of just calling me Mundy, hence my moniker Mundywrites!
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