surnames that are homophones (or near homophones) of question words
e.g.
what? WATT James Watt Scottish engineer for whom is named the "watt"
who? HU Hu Jintao Chinese President People's Republic of China
when? NGUYEN Dustin Nguyen Vietnamese actor Harry Truman Ioki on 21 Jump Street
where? WEIR Bob Weir American singer-guitartist Grateful Dead
why? WYE Trevor Wye English flutist author of flute technique books
how? HOWE Elias Howe American mechanic inventor of the sewing machine

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