How to pronounce Beckwith?

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Pronunciation of Beckwith in US

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Beckwith is pronounced as

b EH k w IH th

b sounds like the 'b' in 'bat'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
w sounds like the 'w' in 'win'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
th sounds like the 'th' in 'thin'


Beckwith is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ b EH k w IH th ]

b EH k w IH th
bat pet key win it thin

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Pronunciation of Beckwith in Boston, MA, USA

BEHK "with"

BEHK rhymes with "deck"

"with" rhymes with "myth"


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Anglo-Saxon

Meaning:

Beech wood

Additional Information:

From the Old English bece (beech) and viol (wood). The first generation to bear the name lived in the town of Beckwith, located in the Yorkshire parish of Pannal, around or before the 12th century. The name suggests the town's proximity to a grove of beech trees.

Settlers immigrating to the New World who carried the name settled in Canada and the United States.


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