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Originally Posted by BenG
In Georgia we have a Taliaferro County, pronounced "Tolliver." I've always assumed it was a British pronunciation. Am I right?
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It would appear so. Wikipedia says:
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Taliaferro (/ˈtɒlɪvər/ TOL-i-vər), also spelled Tagliaferro, Talifero, Tellifero, Taliferro, Tolliver, or Toliver,[1] is a prominent family in eastern Virginia and Maryland. The Taliaferros (originally Tagliaferro, Italian pronunciation: [ˌtaʎʎaˈfɛrro], which means "ironcutter" in Italian) are one of the early families who settled in Virginia in the 17th century. They migrated from London, where an ancestor had served as a musician in the court of Queen Elizabeth I. The surname in that line is believed to trace back to Bartholomew Taliaferro, a native of Venice who settled in London and was made a denizen in 1562.[2]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliaferro
I'd hazard a guess that it's named after the same family. It's not a common name - I've certainly not encountered it before.