How to pronounce Barouch?

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Pronunciation of Barouch in NYC, NY

Barouch is pronounced as

b uh R OO SH

b sounds like the 'b' in 'bat'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
oo sounds like the 'oo' in 'food'
sh sounds like the 'sh' in 'ship'


Barouch is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ b uh R OO SH ]

b uh R OO SH
bat up rat food ship

Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Hebrew

Gender:

Male, Female

Meaning:

Blessed

Additional Information:

One of several English variants of ברוך in Hebrew, including Baruch (pronounced buhRUHCH, where the final CH is as in the German name Bach), Barash (pronounced BArish), and others.

Some immigration officer gave the "Barouch" spelling to several of my forebears in the early 1900's, at Ellis island, and told them to pronounce it "buhROOSH". It is unrelated to the French word, "barouche", but pronounced identically.


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Pronunciation of Barouch in NYC, NY

buh roosh


Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Hebrew

Gender:

Male, Female

Meaning:

Blessed

Additional Information:

One of several English variants of ברוך in Hebrew, including Baruch (pronounced buhRUHCH, where the final CH is as in the German name Bach), Barash (pronounced BArish), and others.

Some immigration officer gave the "Barouch" spelling to several of my forebears in the early 1900's, at Ellis island, and told them to pronounce it "buhROOSH". It is unrelated to the French word, "barouche", but pronounced identically.


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