Frazier v. State

The names “Frazier” and “Fraser” are idem sonans; tliat is to say, they have the same sound. The term idem sonans applies to names which are substantially the same in sound though varied in spelling. “Idem Sonans” is said to exist if the attentive ear finds difficulty in distinguishing them when pronounced, or common and long continued usage has by corruption or abbreviation made them identical in pronunciation, and the rule does not require absolute accuracy in spelling names; it is sufficient if the spelling thereof conveys to the ear, when pronounced according to the commonly accepted…