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[Michel Ryckx]

Judy Panetta wrote:

> What we say 'round here is..."If it smells like art it's probably Pew."
> http://www.pewtrusts.com/

Then Paul Mackin:

> Le and de are French sounding, but spark and pugh are English words.. DePugh
> would be a good name for a clerical gentlemen. Pugh or pew when not used as
> an exclamation are not uncommon last names in the U.S. Then there was Blind
> Pew in Stevenson's Treasure Island. He walked with a cane in front of him
> going tap tap tap.
>
>         P.

LeSpark: the 'k' hardly used in French.  If it is of French origin, it may have
been written LeSparc, the 'c' not pronounced.  In such a case, it is very well
possible the 's' would not be pronounced either.  Result: mr. LeSpark is a
leopard.

DePugh: I once heard a US tourist pronounce Van Gogh as 'van goff' --which I
thought very funny.  If you pronounce 'DePugh' as 'depuff', it could be a
slightly altered spelling of the very common French name 'De Boeuf'.

On the other hand: DePugh, surname 'Winnie'?

Michel.
(Ceterum censeo Carthaginem delendam.)