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Pronunciation of Janetos in Peterborough, NH, USA
| j | is pronounced as | j | in jug | |
| aa | is pronounced as | aa | in car | |
| n | is pronounced as | n | in no | |
| ee | is pronounced as | ee | in see | |
| t | is pronounced as | t | in to | |
| oh | is pronounced as | o | in so | |
| s | is pronounced as | s | in so |
Phonetic Spelling:[ j aa - N EE T - oh s ]
j
aa
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N
EE
T
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oh
s
jug
car
no
see
to
so
so
Type of Name:
Last name
Language:
Greek
Meaning:
Unknown
Additional Information:
There is dispute within my family over how to pronounce our last name - my father and I use "j aa - N EE T - oh s", but some of my uncles and cousins use "j aa - N EY T - oh s" or "j aa - N EH T - oh s", the disagreement being over the middle vowel. When my great-grandfather came to America from Arcadia, Greece in 1917, the pronunciation was possibly changed so as to fit American conventions of spelling and pronunciation better - the original Greek may have used the "ey" or "eh" sound, while the modern pronunciation should use the "ee" sound. I do not know how to contact whatever extended family of mine (if I have any) that still lives in Greece - otherwise, I'd ask them questions about the etymology
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Pronunciation of Janetos in Peterborough, NH, USA
Jan-EE-tos
jan: sounds like 'gin'
ee: rhymes with 'bee'
tos: rhymes with 'gross'
Type of Name:
Last name
Language:
Greek
Meaning:
Unknown
Additional Information:
There is dispute within my family over how to pronounce our last name - my father and I use "j aa - N EE T - oh s", but some of my uncles and cousins use "j aa - N EY T - oh s" or "j aa - N EH T - oh s", the disagreement being over the middle vowel. When my great-grandfather came to America from Arcadia, Greece in 1917, the pronunciation was possibly changed so as to fit American conventions of spelling and pronunciation better - the original Greek may have used the "ey" or "eh" sound, while the modern pronunciation should use the "ee" sound. I do not know how to contact whatever extended family of mine (if I have any) that still lives in Greece - otherwise, I'd ask them questions about the etymology
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