Mongo

[Wilson Gray]

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???

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].

-Wilson Gray
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