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Variant spelling of [[GIDGIDDONAH]] | Variant spelling of [[GIDGIDDONAH|G<small>IDGIDDONAH</small>]] | ||
Sidgiddonah | |||
P: S2 Sidgiddonah > S1 Gidgiddonah | :[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/morm/6.13?lang=eng#12 Mormon 6:13] | ||
::P: S2 Sidgiddonah > S1 Gidgiddonah | |||
::1830-1981: Gidgiddonah | |||
Discussion: Scribe 2 wrote Sidgiddonah, which Scribe 1 corrected to Gidgiddonah in P. In Cowdery's handwriting, a capital G often looked like a capital S, and so Scribe 2 must have misread it. Cowdery corrected the name, and the 1830 edition also had a G, which also seems to agree with the name | Discussion: Scribe 2 wrote Sidgiddonah, which Scribe 1 corrected to Gidgiddonah in P. In Cowdery's handwriting, a capital G often looked like a capital S, and so Scribe 2 must have misread it. Cowdery corrected the name, and the 1830 edition also had a G, which also seems to agree with the name [[GIDGIDDONI|G<small>IDGIDDONI</small>]]. | ||
Summary: Gidgiddonah is correct spelling | Summary: Gidgiddonah is correct spelling. | ||
Source: ATV 6:3644 | Source: ''ATV'' 6:3644. | ||
[[Category:Variant Names]] | [[Category:Variant Names]] | ||
Revision as of 11:10, 26 July 2012
Variant spelling of GIDGIDDONAH
Sidgiddonah
- Mormon 6:13
- P: S2 Sidgiddonah > S1 Gidgiddonah
- 1830-1981: Gidgiddonah
Discussion: Scribe 2 wrote Sidgiddonah, which Scribe 1 corrected to Gidgiddonah in P. In Cowdery's handwriting, a capital G often looked like a capital S, and so Scribe 2 must have misread it. Cowdery corrected the name, and the 1830 edition also had a G, which also seems to agree with the name GIDGIDDONI.
Summary: Gidgiddonah is correct spelling.
Source: ATV 6:3644.
