↑ Mandelbrot chose his own middle initial, but it doesn't stand for anything[1]
↑ Benoît is pronounced [bənwa] in French. The English pronunciation of the name "Mandelbrot", which is a Tiếng Đức và Tiếng Yiddish word meaning "almond bread", is given variously in dictionaries. The Oxford English Dictionary gives /ˈmændəlbrɒt/MAN-dl-brot; Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and the Longman Pronouncing Dictionary give /ˈmændəlbroʊt/MAN-dl-broht; the Bollard Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names gives the pseudo-French pronunciation /ˈmændəlbrɔː/MAN-dl-braw; and the American Heritage Dictionary gives /ˈmɑːndəlbrɒt/MAHN-dl-brot. When speaking in French, Mandelbrot pronounced his name [mɑ̃dɛlbʁot].[2]
