The current spelling arose when yogh fell out of use in the Scots language and was replaced with the similar-looking tailed variant (⟨𝔷⟩) of the letter ⟨z⟩.
[4] However, outside Scotland the name is often given the pronunciation /ˈmɛnziːz/ MEN-zeez, reflecting the current spelling.
A Scottish limerick plays on the traditional pronunciation: There wis a young lassie named Menzies, That askit her aunt whit this thenzies.
Said her aunt wi a gasp, "Ma dear, it's a wasp, An you're haudin the end whaur the stenzies!
"[a] The second and fifth lines are pronounced as though the