How to pronounce Kinnunen?

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Pronunciation of Kinnunen in US

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The American pronunciation of Kinnunen is

kih·nuu·nun  

k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
uu sounds like the 'u' in 'put'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'


Hindi/Devanagari transliteration:

The closest approximation of the American pronunciation of 'Kinnunen' in Hindi/Devnagiri script is


किनुनन



Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

American


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Pronunciation of Kinnunen in Minnesota, USA

KINN-u-nen
'KINN' rhymes with 'win'.
'u' pronounced as 'u' in futon or 'oo' in 'boo'
'nen' rhymes with "men"

Additional notes:
Hold the "n" sound in 'kinn' for a short moment before proceeding to the 'oo' sound.
Do not hold the "u" sound for a long time (it is a short transition from 'kinn' to 'nen').


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Finnish

Additional Information:

Kinnunen is a Finnish surname. In Finland, surnames often come from the region in which a person lives or is born. There is a small town (area) in Northern Finland named Kinnunen, so some people from that area took Kinnunen as their surname.


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