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wrong pronunciation of surname
The phonetic transcription according to IPAc-en must be corrected, because the German-originated name is derived from a place, which was probably Mersheim. Here, however, S and H are not combined to form "sh", as is a typical mistake of English speakers, but are pronounced separately, as in Hildesheim (i.e. Hildes-Heim, transl. Hilde's Home), since the word part "heim" is to be regarded as a separate word. See also "Oppen-Heimer". The correct pronunciation would therefore be Mears-Heimer. 2A02:8109:1040:29B0:2664:6003:9DFB:CB9E (talk) 19:22, 2 February 2024 (UTC)