How to pronounce Henschke?

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Pronunciation of Henschke in Germany

Henschke is pronounced as

H EH N SH k er

h sounds like the 'h' in 'hat'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
sh sounds like the 'sh' in 'ship'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
er sounds like the 'ur' in 'hurt'


Henschke is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ H EH N SH k er ]

H EH N SH k er
hat pet no ship key hurt

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

German

Alternate Spelling(s):

Henschtke

Meaning:

from "Hänschen", i.e. "little John"


Comments:

Pronunciation of Henschke in Denver, Colorado

Han-sh-kee or Hen-sh-kee

Hand-sh-ski or Hen-sh-ski


Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

German

Gender:

Male, Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

NA

Meaning:

NA

Additional Information:

This is the last name of a close friend.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Henschke in Germany

HENSH-kə

The final /e/ is a schwa sound, meaning the mid-central vowel. It's unstressed, and sounds something like the final -a in "sofa".

Henschke is my last name, and I hate when the last sound is pronounced as "ee". :)


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

German

Alternate Spelling(s):

Henschtke

Meaning:

from "Hänschen", i.e. "little John"


Comments: