Mongo

[Page Stephens]

Which does remind me of Nomar Garciaparra's name since Nomar is Ramon
spelled backwards.

Page Stephens

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From: "Wilson Gray" <hwgray at EARTHLINK.NET>
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> On Jul 15, 2004, at 3:29 PM, Barnhart wrote:
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> > Page Stephens <hpst at earthlink.net> on Thursday, July 15, 2004 at 1:35
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> >> PS I do not have any idea where he got his name.
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> > Or, when???
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> Probably at birth. "Mongo" is one of several possible Cuban-Spanish
> nicknames based upon the the standard name, "Ramon," pronounced
> approximately [rra-MOANG], hence [MOANG-go].
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> -Wilson Gray
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