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How to pronounce Gleich?

Pronunciation of Gleich in the US

In the US, Gleich is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The American pronunciation, specifically in California, US, is 'glayk ' with the empahasis on 'glayk'

glayk 
  • g sounds like the 'g' in go
  • l sounds like the 'l' in let
  • ay sounds like the 'ie' in tie
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: American


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Pronunciation of Gleich in the US

In the US, Gleich is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The American pronunciation, specifically in New York, is

GLY SH
  • sh sounds like the 'sh' in ship

"This is a Jewish name from the province of Galicia, which existed until WW1. It was a large province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When Jews took surnames in the 18th century, there were different categories--like place names and occupations and landscape items (trees, mountains). This is simply a German word and many Jewish surnames were used German spellings."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: German
Other spelling(s): Not Pronounced This Way
Meaning: Equal


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Pronunciation of Gleich in the US

In the US, Gleich is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The American pronunciation, specifically in New York, is

GLI (as in glide) and SH

"This is a Jewish name from the province of Galicia, which existed until WW1. It was a large province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When Jews took surnames in the 18th century, there were different categories--like place names and occupations and landscape items (trees, mountains). This is simply a German word and many Jewish surnames were used German spellings."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: German
Other spelling(s): Not Pronounced This Way
Meaning: Equal


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What is the correct British pronunciation of the name Greenwich?

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The correct answer is "gren-itch."

In the southeastern corner of London lies Greenwich, a borough famous for marking the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), the imaginary line that separates the eastern and western halves of the world.

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