How to pronounce Krause?

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Pronunciation of Krause in Houston,TX USA

Krause is pronounced as

K R OW S

k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
ow sounds like the 'ow' in 'cow'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'


Krause is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ K R OW S ]

K R OW S
key rat cow so

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

German

Gender:

Male, Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Kraus

Additional Information:

some other areas say the e at the end


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Pronunciation of Krause in Berlin, Germany

Krause is pronounced as

k r ow s

k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
ow sounds like the 'ow' in 'cow'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'


Krause is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ k r ow s ]

k r ow s
key rat cow so

Type of Name:

Surname-Last Name

Language:

German (mainly) Latvian

Gender:

Male, Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Krouss, Kraus, Krauss KRAUS, KRAUß, KRAUSS, KRAUßE, KRAUSSE, KRUSE

Meaning:

descendant of the curly haired man

Additional Information:

This is a well known name in Germany dating back to the Middle Ages. The final 'e' is always silent or pronounced as 'aa' in heavy Germanic accents.
There is no record of the final 'e' being pronounced in any locations either in Europe or America. However, a common mispronunciation (among pseudo-intellectuals) stresses the 'e' for unknown reasons.


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Pronunciation of Krause in Houston,TX USA

Sounds like "house"


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

German

Gender:

Male, Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

Kraus

Additional Information:

some other areas say the e at the end


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Pronunciation of Krause in Argentina

   Slow



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Pronunciation of Krause

Krause is pronounced as

WACHIRA


Krause is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ WACHIRA ]

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Pronunciation of Krause in Irvine, California

Crouse


Type of Name:

Last Name Germanic

Language:

German

Gender:

Male, Female


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