" > wrote:

>> Why does Ch. Pajzos spell theirs with two Ss ?

> There has been great variation in how "essence" is spelled on
> labels for many years.

I once met a guy from the noble Hungarian Zichy (pronounced
"zee-chy") family, they are counts. The spelling does not follow
Hungarian orthography, where it should be "Zicsy". I asked him why
the name of his family doesn't follow spelling rules, and his
absolute inimitable answer was: "My family is older than Hungarian
ortography."

M.