How to pronounce Almonte?

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Pronunciation of Almonte in Spain

Almonte is pronounced as

aa l - m OH n t eh

aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
oh sounds like the 'o' in 'so'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
t sounds like the 't' in 'to'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'


Almonte is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ aa l - m OH n t eh ]

aa l - m OH n t eh
car let   me so no to pet

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Spanish


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Pronunciation of Almonte in Spain

Almonte is pronounced as

Aa l m oh n t

aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
oh sounds like the 'o' in 'so'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
t sounds like the 't' in 'to'


Almonte is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Aa l m oh n t ]

Aa l m oh n t
car let me so no to

Type of Name:

Name of the Town in Ontario

Language:

Spanish

Meaning:

Surname of Mexican General

Additional Information:

Residents of this town, formerly called Waterford, so admired General Juan Almonte of Mexico that they changed the name of the town after him.

"General Almonte was primarily a diplomat, and was in fact Mexico’s ambassador to the United States when open warfare erupted between the two countries. He was hastily recalled to Mexico, and served with distinction in the field against the invading US forces."

"He was taken prisoner, later released, and died in 1869, lauded by the English press at the time as “a kindly and accomplished gentleman.” So in the political climate of the day, the loyal British citizens of our town apparently felt General Almonte was an admirable public figure, and agreed upon the new name of Almonte — which we pronounce “AL-mont” rather than the Spanish “al-MON-tay.” And thus it remains 140 years later."


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Pronunciation of Almonte in Spain

Aal-mont

pronounced this way when referring to the town of Almonte in Ontario, Canada


Type of Name:

Name of the Town in Ontario

Language:

Spanish

Meaning:

Surname of Mexican General

Additional Information:

Residents of this town, formerly called Waterford, so admired General Juan Almonte of Mexico that they changed the name of the town after him.

"General Almonte was primarily a diplomat, and was in fact Mexico’s ambassador to the United States when open warfare erupted between the two countries. He was hastily recalled to Mexico, and served with distinction in the field against the invading US forces."

"He was taken prisoner, later released, and died in 1869, lauded by the English press at the time as “a kindly and accomplished gentleman.” So in the political climate of the day, the loyal British citizens of our town apparently felt General Almonte was an admirable public figure, and agreed upon the new name of Almonte — which we pronounce “AL-mont” rather than the Spanish “al-MON-tay.” And thus it remains 140 years later."


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