How to pronounce Demeter?

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Pronunciation of Demeter in Dallas, Texas, USA

De- Me-Ter
de - pronounced as 'de' in dead
me - as in the English word 'me'
ter - pronounced as 'turd' without 'd'


Type of Name:

Greek

Language:

Roman or Greek

Gender:

Female

Meaning:

The Goddess of Agriculture


Comments:

Pronunciation of Demeter in Greece

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Demeter is pronounced as

dh eem - EE t ee r

dh sounds like the 'th' in 'the'
eem sounds like the 'eem' in 'seem'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
t sounds like the 't' in 'to'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'


Demeter is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ dh eem - EE t ee r ]

dh eem - EE t ee r
the seem   see to see rat



Language:

Greek


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Pronunciation of Demeter in NY, USA

Demeter is pronounced as

D EH - m ee - t er

d sounds like the 'd' in 'do'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
t sounds like the 't' in 'to'
er sounds like the 'ur' in 'hurt'


Demeter is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ D EH - m ee - t er ]

D EH - m ee - t er
do pet   me see   to hurt

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Ancient Greek

Gender:

Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Δημήτηρ, or Ceres (Roman)

Additional Information:

Greek Goddess of Grain, Agriculture, and The Harvest.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Demeter in Dallas, Texas, USA

Demeter is pronounced as

d EH - m EE - t er

d sounds like the 'd' in 'do'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
t sounds like the 't' in 'to'
er sounds like the 'ur' in 'hurt'


Demeter is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ d EH - m EE - t er ]

d EH - m EE - t er
do pet   me see   to hurt

Type of Name:

Greek

Language:

Roman or Greek

Gender:

Female

Meaning:

The Goddess of Agriculture


Comments:

Pronunciation of Demeter in Seal Beach, California, United States

Demeter is pronounced as

d eh m eh t uh r

d sounds like the 'd' in 'do'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
t sounds like the 't' in 'to'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'


Demeter is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ d eh m eh t uh r ]

d eh m eh t uh r
do pet me pet to up rat

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Greek

Gender:

Male, Female

Additional Information:

The Americanized pronunciation, especially in reference to last names, seems to favor stressing the first syllable and using a weaker e in the second.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Demeter

Demeter is pronounced as

deh mE ter


Demeter is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ deh mE ter ]

Type of Name:

first name

Language:

greek

Meaning:

the ancient Greek chthonian goddess of agriculture


Comments:

Pronunciation of Demeter in NY, USA

deh-mee-ter


Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Ancient Greek

Gender:

Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Δημήτηρ, or Ceres (Roman)

Additional Information:

Greek Goddess of Grain, Agriculture, and The Harvest.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Demeter in Seal Beach, California, United States

DEH - 'met' - er

met - rhymes with pet


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Greek

Gender:

Male, Female

Additional Information:

The Americanized pronunciation, especially in reference to last names, seems to favor stressing the first syllable and using a weaker e in the second.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Demeter

deh me ter


Type of Name:

first name

Language:

greek

Meaning:

the ancient Greek chthonian goddess of agriculture


Comments: