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Chaleekul is a surname which was granted by king Rama VI, in 1922. Even though the sound and today spelling followed by the Royal Society should be Chalikun but the spelling which introduced in Royal Degree in 1922 was Jalikula and it has been practiced since the begining that the granted surname must spell follow the original which has been granted. For example Abhisit Vejjajiva his surname must be spelled as "Wetchachiwa" rather than "Vejjajiva" or Samak Sundaravej must be spelled as "Sunthornrawet" as its sound. But those who use granted surname usually keep their original spelling.
Thanks for the explanation. I wasn't aware it was a royally bestowed surname. Unfortunately, a whole lot of people with such surnames don't actually use the original spelling. I found zero online sources for "Samak Jalikula", while "Samak Chalikun" actually returns quite a few Google Books results. This doesn't necessarily mean it's the "correct" spelling, though, and I won't further revert. We still need better sources to confirm the spelling. --Paul_012 (talk) 06:19, 26 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Those were news about him, so they usually spell follow the pronunciation which understandable, I'll meet him personally in this new year, so I'll ask him myself about the spelling of his name and what should we do. FYI: In my family they still spell their surname differently, I have seen some use Jalikula, Chaleekul, Chaliekul or even Charlikul, but mostly spell followed by the original. Tranwill (talk) 18:10, 26 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
