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Originally Posted by Eric72
Given that the man's first name was Johannes...and the shortened version, "Hans" is found somewhat frequently...I believe Wagner's name was pronounced, "HA-nis" and not, "HO-nis."
Disclaimer: I have no idea how to write true phonetics. The above was merely a crude attempt by a "numbers guy" to write down how a word is pronounced.
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Eric:
I asked my father about this, as he was born in 1931, and his dad (my grandfather) in 1901. He said that when Honus Wagner was a coach of the Pirates from the 1930s through the early 1950s Honus was referd to as "HOE-NUS." Also, my grandfather, who was in his teens during Honus' playing days, said that his name was "HOE-NUS".
Hope that helps....