How to pronounce Aitkens?

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Pronunciation of Aitkens in Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Aitkens is pronounced as

AI T kh ih n s

ai sounds like the 'ai' in 'pain'
t sounds like the 't' in 'to'
kh sounds like the 'kh' in 'khaki'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'


Aitkens is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ AI T kh ih n s ]

AI T kh ih n s
pain to khaki it no so

Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Scottish

Alternate Spelling(s):

Aitken (no 's')

Meaning:

unknown

Additional Information:

Family lore has it that the original name was AITKEN. When one member of the family moved to London, England, he formally changed the last name to AITKENS.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Aitkens in Guelph, Ontario, Canada

'EIGHT'-kins
'Eight' - the number 8
kins - rhymes with 'pins', 'bins', 'sins'


Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Scottish

Alternate Spelling(s):

Aitken (no 's')

Meaning:

unknown

Additional Information:

Family lore has it that the original name was AITKEN. When one member of the family moved to London, England, he formally changed the last name to AITKENS.


Comments: