Get to Kneaux LA Infielder Melissa Mayeux

[CajunSaint08]

i had a prof at usl, he had an advanced degree in linguistics. he was an expert on french names. he used to correct people on their own names. it was hilarious, but he was right every time...youd be surprised how many people didnt know the truth behind their own names...... not saying thats the case with your wife, but might be worth looking into, lol .... this was in mid 1990’s he was fairly old, he must have taught all through the 80’s and possibly part of the 70’s.

But linguistics has nothing to do with how a person spells their name. It would have taken the author of the news article 10 seconds to verify the spelling. Obviously, that was 10 seconds they didn't think was important enough to thoroughly do their job.

[UL_Cajuns]

Well, that maybe seaux, but I married a Mayeux from Avoyelles Parish, not a Mayeaux. And trust me, she gets very uppity when someone misspells her surname.

And the paper wonders why they are losing subscribers. Not only that, but ESPN1420 ran the story with the name misspelled also. And they are the voice of the Cajuns. Go figure.

Most Avoyelles Parish Families are straight from France. They are not Acadians. The Avoyelles French Language is different from the Cajun French Language.

PS. I’d like to know how Juneau (Avoyelles French). went from Juneau to Junot (Cody).

[UncleCajun]

Most Avoyelles Parish Families are straight from France. They are not Acadians. The Avoyelles French Language is different from the Cajun French Language.

PS. I'd like to know how Juneau (Avoyelles French). went from Juneau to Junot (Cody).

Building on the above quote, the Mayeux descendants first came to Louisiana in 1720's, per a historical treatise by Kenneth Myers. "1729: The True Story Of Pierre & Marie Mayeux, The Natchez Massacre, And The Settlement Of French Louisiana." :

"1729 is their story, and the story of hundreds like them who came to a new world with new hope, only to have it dashed and broken time after time. This is the tale of their journey across the Atlantic, enduring a year in plague-ridden Biloxi, making their way 600 miles up the Mississippi River, surviving one of the worst massacres in American history, living in the newly founded swamp village of New Orleans, and finally raising a family in South Louisiana. Today there are a million living descendants of Pierre and Marie Mayeux. But there almost were none."

[alum81]

"Today there are a million living descendants of Pierre and Marie Mayeux"

That's a lot of procreation.

[CajunVic]

"Today there are a million living descendants of Pierre and Marie Mayeux"

That's a lot of procreation.

I believe there are a couple of extra “zeros” in that number.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I believe there are a couple of extra “zeros” in that number.

There’s about 600K Cajuns, but the French are like rabbits. They love the muff

[31Ragin97]

But linguistics has nothing to do with how a person spells their name. It would have taken the author of the news article 10 seconds to verify the spelling. Obviously, that was 10 seconds they didn't think was important enough to thoroughly do their job.

https://www.acadian.org/genealogy/fa...x-cajun-names/

[31Ragin97]

But linguistics has nothing to do with how a person spells their name. It would have taken the author of the news article 10 seconds to verify the spelling. Obviously, that was 10 seconds they didn't think was important enough to thoroughly do their job.

or they were trying to write a fun read, i know that would be shocking especially if buckley would have gotten a hold of it....

[CajunSaint08]

https://www.acadian.org/genealogy/fa...x-cajun-names/

Interesting.

[CajunSaint08]

or they were trying to write a fun read, i know that would be shocking especially if buckley would have gotten a hold of it....

Doubt they are smart enough to accomplish that.