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Have you ever tried a web engine search on the name Echon before? If you have, then you know you feel like you've hit the jackpot. So many references come up with the key words 'Echon,' you don't know where to start. Yet then you notice the results to your search seem to drive you a little nuts when you notice that these are either not family names, but abreviations for products or servies, or even for strange new technological breakthroughs.

In light of your situation, and of mine, I have found a few interesting encounters on the World Wide Web concerning the Echon family name.

 

Encounter 1:

On one of my first attempts on the Yahoo! search engine, there were numerous links to a site called "Echon Designs." To my excitement upon thinking an actual relative is a established artist, I emailed the small business' owner. Later I learned that she was of Chinese origin, but disappointingly, her real name was Chon, and the E was from the first initial of her last name.

Encounter 2:

Again, surfing the net, I stumbled upon a site which was promoting a summer campground. One of their main attractions was a lake, who's name was, to my surprise, Lake Echon. Initially, I pondered why in the world would our Filipino name be somewhere in the Middle United States. I quickly abandoned my search for answers after countless attempts to write on their dead email link. Check out Yahoo! Maps for an exact location!

Encounter 3:

You'd think that having a lake named after Echon was peculiar, how about having an actual caucasian with the name? Well lo and behold, this is no fib. During one of my encounters with the chat site ICQ, I met a man who's family changed their name to Echon years back, thinking it was an American name in order to be part of the US. Their origins were originally from Checkoslovakia. Makes you wonder how they pronounce the Echon name huh. You can email Pete Echon to find out more.

Encounter 4:

Are we a star? Check ou this page which is in another language. See if you can make heads or tails of it: http://abraxas.scene.com/g/stars/6492

Encounter 5:

Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales in Middle English (a very old language in Europe like Latin) actually has the world Echon in it. So if your interested, you can check out the Old English version. or this nifty web version.

And so there they are, encounters of the colorful variety. Who knew a name could be so diversely used, known, and many more. If you have anything to add to this plethora of Echon Sightings, or anything else you would like to include in the News section of our page, please contact me at jollibee@u.washington.edu. Thanks!