How to pronounce Hradecky?

Hra - DETZ - key

last name

Czech

Radetzky, Radetzki

from or of the (small) castle

The name Hradecky as spelled goes back to the 11th century and means "from or of the (small) castle". In Czech, Hrad means castle and Hradec means a smaller castle, both fortified structures.

The Czech lands were ruled by the German-speaking Habsburgs for centuries, and most family names and place names were Germanicized. For German-speaking people, the name Hradecky became spelled Radetzki or Radetzky to facilitate the correct pronunciation; however with this spelling the name has no translated meaning in German.

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Hradecky is pronounced as

h r aa - D EH T Z - k ee

h	sounds like the		'h'	in 'hat'
r	sounds like the		'r'	in 'rat'
aa	sounds like the		'a'	in 'car'
d	sounds like the		'd'	in 'do'
eh	sounds like the		'e'	in 'pet'
t	sounds like the		't'	in 'to'
z	sounds like the		'z'	in 'zen'
k	sounds like the		'k'	in 'key'
ee	sounds like the		'ee'	in 'see'

Hradecky is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ h r aa - D EH T Z - k ee ]

h	r	aa	-	D	EH	T	Z	-	k	ee
hat	rat	car		do	pet	to	zen		key	see