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Thanks,  for your much appreciated participation.  I respect your opposition and obviously disagree respectfully. I feel very strongly about this as Maron just does not sound right. ""مارون"" is pronounced Maroun and I hope Arab speaking editors can confirm the Maroun pronunciation. Also, Maronites in Lebanon and Syria all know him as ""Mar Maroun"" not Maroun nor Maron. For the record ""Mar Maroun"" means ""Saint Maroun"" and he is a Saint.  Most importantly, he was a Syrian monk who lived in Lebanon and is a Lebanese Saint not a Greek Saint.  Whatever compromise and consensus we all reach is fine with me.   "