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ARDISNet... "The Internet Home For ARDIS / ALLERDICE and Related Surnames"
including the Present-Day Spellings of...
ALARDYCE, ALDERDICE, ALDERDYCE, ALERDYCE, ALLARDICE, ALLARDYCE, ALLERDICE, ARDES, ARDIS, and ARDYCE
and the Historical/Possibly Obsolete Spellings of...
ALARDUS, ALDARDICE, ALDARDYCE,  ALDIRDICE, ALERDASH, ALERDES, ALERDICE, ALERDISE, ALERDYSE, ALIRDASSE, ALIRDES, ALLARDES, ALLARDIS, ALLARDISE, ALLARDYSE, ALLDERDICE, ALLDERDYCE, ALLERDAIS, ALLERDAS, ALLERDASH, ALLERDASHE, ALLERDES, ALLERDYCE, ALLIRDAS, ALLIRDASSE, ALLIRDES, ALLYRDAS, ALLYRDES, ALREDEIS, ALRETHES, ALYRDES,  and ARDICE.
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Hear what the ARDIS / ALLARDICE Names Sound(ed) Like... Old and New!

First, the generic or root-name (ALLARDICE)... along with the simplified or Anglicized one (ARDIS)... 

Name/Spelling

Modern

Ancient

     ALLARDICE

 Hear it! Hear it!

     ARDIS

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Then we have all the spelling variations found throughout the world today, and that have surprisingly little variation in the pronunciation...

Name/Spelling

Modern

Ancient
     ALARDYCE Hear it! Hear it!
     ALERDYCE Hear it! Hear it!
     ALLARDYCE Hear it! Hear it!
     ALLERDICE Hear it! Hear it!
     ARDES Hear it! Hear it!
     ARDYCE Hear it! Hear it!

Then we have the special case of the spelling variations from Northern Ireland that, of necessity, have a pronunication variation that goes with it...

Name/Spelling

Modern

Ancient
     ALDERDICE Hear it! Hear it!
     ALDERDYCE Hear it! Hear it!

How do YOU pronounce YOUR name?

This is an experimental page. It is based on what little evidence there is from scholarly works and from remarks made by locals in the present-day Inverbervie, Scotland UK, area. If you have another view, or additional information on this topic, please share it with us. We would be interested in pronunciation variations around the world today, as well as evidence about the ancient names and their pronunciation. Please include voice recordings, or use phonetic spelling, if possible. 

Has anyone heard this one?

Hear it! This AL-ER-DIS pronunciation appeared in an audio clip from a fantasy/ adventure page on the Internet. This originated from England and revolved around a fictional character with the spelling Allerdice. Does anyone in real life use this pronunciation, or know of anyone who does?

-- Tom Ardis, Webmaster, ARDISNet

 

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