How to pronounce Kroeker?

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Pronunciation of Kroeker in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

KRAY-ker

KRAY rhymes with pray
ker rhymes with purr

or

'CROW'-ker

ker rhymes with purr


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

German

Alternate Spelling(s):

Krueger

Meaning:

Tavern-keeper or Potter

Additional Information:

In Low German, this name means "tavern-keeper". In High German, it means "one who makes crockery (clay pots)".

Instead of spelling the first syllable with "oe", the original version would have used an "o" with an umlaut over it.

"Kroger" and "Kruger" are related to "Kroeker".


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Pronunciation of Kroeker in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Kroeker is pronounced as

K R AI k er

k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
ai sounds like the 'ai' in 'pain'
er sounds like the 'ur' in 'hurt'


Kroeker is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ K R AI k er ]

K R AI k er
key rat pain key hurt

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

German

Alternate Spelling(s):

Krueger

Meaning:

Tavern-keeper or Potter

Additional Information:

In Low German, this name means "tavern-keeper". In High German, it means "one who makes crockery (clay pots)".

Instead of spelling the first syllable with "oe", the original version would have used an "o" with an umlaut over it.

"Kroger" and "Kruger" are related to "Kroeker".


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