Talk:Nahant, Massachusetts

Pronunciation

The pronunciation given wasn't English, so I'm listing two possible interpretations. Please correct if you know which it is. kwami 01:04, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

[nəˈhant] is correct. [a] as in father. AJD 05:25, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I'll fix it to say that. Many people use [a] for the sound in cat. kwami 19:09, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Many people where? In Scotland, perhaps. I'm leery about using [ɑ] to represent as-in-father, since it's likely to be taken to mean as-in-cot, which is incorrect. AJD 19:19, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

While [a] as in "father" is considered technically correct, many people in Nahant use the [a] for the sound in "cat," because Nahant has its own specific variation of the Boston accent. In town, both pronunciations are considered correct. RubyMoriarty (talk) 15:01, 7 May 2015 (UTC)

[citation needed] on "own specific variation of the Boston accent". Claims like that are very rarely accurate. AJD (talk) 16:30, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

Requested move 7 February 2015

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The result of the move request was: snow close no move Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:10, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

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see WP:USPLACE

Nahant, Massachusetts → Nahant – Nahant is the only town or city in the United States using this name. There is no need to have Nahant, Massachusetts, it is unnecessary. Nahant currently redirects to the current page. Aidan721 (talk) 18:13, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

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Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *'''Support''' or *'''Oppose''', then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's policy on article titles.

• Oppose WP:USPLACE -- 70.51.200.101 (talk) 00:22, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
• Oppose. The current title falls under the WP:USPLACE guidelines, where almost all articles on populated places in the United States use the "Placename, State". This heavily, perennial debated guideline is currently under a moratorium for at least another month, so I would refrain from making an exception to this page at this time. Zzyzx11 (talk) 03:05, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
• Oppose per WP:USPLACE. RGloucester — ☎ 03:10, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
• Snow close or withdraw is in order. Nom was apparently not aware of the naming convention that's applicable here. Dicklyon (talk) 04:29, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
• Oppose per WP:USPLACE. kennethaw88 • talk 17:52, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
• Oppose per WP:USPLACE. CookieMonster755 (talk) 19:21, 8 February 2015 (UTC).

Discussion

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Etymology

So, the article says:

Native Americans called the area Nahant, meaning "the point" or "almost an island." The original Indian name of the place, Nahanten, signifies twins or two things united, referring to the two connected islands forming it.

These can't both be true. Which is it? AJD (talk) 16:29, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

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