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Re: Biebaus in Flanders: origin and pronunciation
Posted by: N. RONSHAUSEN (ID *****5589)	Date: July 09, 2008 at 08:09:20
In Reply to: Re: Biebaus in Flanders: origin and pronunciation by Christopher Bebout	of 166

My great-grandmother was a Beabout. Grandpa (her son) always pronounced the name BEE-about. The first family member to use that spelling was Jacob Beabout, son of Benjamin Bebout of Cross Creek Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. I assume that Jacob changed the spelling to be closer to the way the family pronounced their name (but I have no proof of that).

I have been told that the original, Flemish pronunciation was close to BEE-bow (to rhyme with cow), but perhaps no one knows that for sure nowadays.

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Re: Biebaus in Flanders: origin and pronunciation Sandy Cain 10/18/08

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