2007-02-19 19:48:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
The name is from french origin, -re makes that sound in French, Side note: Brett Favre is not of Cajun descendant, but of French Heritage and yes there is a big difference
2007-02-20 00:41:33 · answer #1 · answered by Wes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His Grandfather's father was Farve but when his son was born there was a mistake on the birth certificste and misplaced the r and the v... since then they have been known as Favre
2007-02-20 03:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes across as Farr, sort of like "phone" sounds like it should be spelled with an F.
2007-02-20 04:17:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from the Creole/Cajun dialect of his ancestry, which is an amalgam of French, Spanish, and Native American tongues.
2007-02-20 08:51:06 · answer #4 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You have to be from an area that has a high rate of illiteracy, such as Mississippi or Louisiana for example.
2007-02-20 09:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by stan l 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Isn't his name French? Cajun?
2007-02-20 03:58:45 · answer #6 · answered by Superscoot52 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Iron.
For that matter, Laravanues.
2007-02-20 07:09:37 · answer #7 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because pronouncing it f-a-v-r sounds weird... j/k actually it was a birth certificate typo
2007-02-20 07:43:15 · answer #8 · answered by Beast8981 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
his name is of french decent. thats just the way they pronounce it.
2007-02-20 12:19:25 · answer #9 · answered by dann w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let it go sweetheart. It could be much worse...
2007-02-20 10:28:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋