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Variant spelling of [[ANGOLA]]
Variant spelling of [[ANGOLA|A<small>NGOLA</small>]]


-Mormon 2:4  
-[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/morm/2.4?lang=eng#3 Mormon 2:4]


P: Angolah  
P: Angolah  
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A: Angelah
A: Angelah


1837: Angola 1837 – 1981, RLDS 1908
1837: [[ANGOLA|A<small>NGOLA</small>]] 1837 – 1981, RLDS 1908


Discussion: since both P and A have an h at the end, O must have had an h too. There are many names in the Book of Mormon that end in h. Angolah also looks more similar to other Book of Mormon names, although there is not a lot of evidence for one name over the other. Cowdery often wrote his o's to where they looked like e's, so the 1830 typesetter probably misread O.
Discussion: since both P and A have an ''h'' at the end, O must have had an ''h'' too. There are many names in the Book of Mormon that end in ''h''. Angolah also looks more similar to other Book of Mormon names, although there is not a lot of evidence for one name over the other. Cowdery often wrote his ''o'' 's to where they looked like ''e'' 's, so the 1830 typesetter probably misread O.


Summary: Skousen accepts Angolah
Summary: Skousen accepts Angolah


Source: ATV 6: 3596-98, 3622
Source: ''ATV'' 6: 3596-98, 3622


[[Category:Variant Names]]
[[Category:Variant Names]]

Revision as of 11:24, 23 February 2012

Variant spelling of ANGOLA

-Mormon 2:4

P: Angolah

A: Angelah

1837: ANGOLA 1837 – 1981, RLDS 1908

Discussion: since both P and A have an h at the end, O must have had an h too. There are many names in the Book of Mormon that end in h. Angolah also looks more similar to other Book of Mormon names, although there is not a lot of evidence for one name over the other. Cowdery often wrote his o 's to where they looked like e 's, so the 1830 typesetter probably misread O.

Summary: Skousen accepts Angolah

Source: ATV 6: 3596-98, 3622