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Originally Posted by Kevin
Is his last name pronounced like Bernie Parent’s ?
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His parents (no pun intended) were French-Canadian immigrants to the U.S., and probably pronounced it like the later hockey player. OTOH, I found the following short note in the Boston Globe of March 3rd, 1907:
Of course, we all hope that Freddy Parent will be apparent at shortstop when the season opens.
This suggests that, in Boston, his name was pronounced like the English word.