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Pronunciation of Lampe
Phonetic Spelling:[ Laa-mp ]
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Pronunciation of Lampe in San Francisco, CA, United States
l | is pronounced as | l | in let | |
ae | is pronounced as | a | in at | |
m | is pronounced as | m | in me | |
p | is pronounced as | p | in pet | |
ee | is pronounced as | ee | in see |
Phonetic Spelling:[ l ae m p ee ]
l
ae
m
p
ee
let
at
me
pet
see
Type of Name:
Last name
Language:
German
Meaning:
Lamp, light, "lamp-maker"
Additional Information:
This is my family name. My great grandparents emigrated from Germany to the U.S. pre-WWII. I've talked to other people with the same surname in the States, and about 50/50 pronounce the long "e" sound, and some keep it silent. However, people with the name Lampe in Germany definitely pronounce the "e".
I imagine the U.S. pronunciation is a relic from the days of Ellis island employees fast-tracking the immigration process. The name was probably originally pronounced more similarly to "Nietzche," as in "KNEE"-"chuh", so it'd be like "LAMB"-"puh". But that'd be hard to pronounce for Americans I guess, so people decided to either simplify it to a long "e" sound instead of a short "e" sound, or just drop the "e" altogether to make things easy.
Pronunciation of Lampe
l | is pronounced as | l | in let | |
ae | is pronounced as | a | in at | |
m | is pronounced as | m | in me | |
p | is pronounced as | p | in pet | |
uh | is pronounced as | u | in up |
Phonetic Spelling:[ L AE M - p uh ]
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let
at
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pet
up
Pronunciation of Lampe
Pronunciation of Lampe in San Francisco, CA, United States
"LAMB"-"pee"
Type of Name:
Last name
Language:
German
Meaning:
Lamp, light, "lamp-maker"
Additional Information:
This is my family name. My great grandparents emigrated from Germany to the U.S. pre-WWII. I've talked to other people with the same surname in the States, and about 50/50 pronounce the long "e" sound, and some keep it silent. However, people with the name Lampe in Germany definitely pronounce the "e".
I imagine the U.S. pronunciation is a relic from the days of Ellis island employees fast-tracking the immigration process. The name was probably originally pronounced more similarly to "Nietzche," as in "KNEE"-"chuh", so it'd be like "LAMB"-"puh". But that'd be hard to pronounce for Americans I guess, so people decided to either simplify it to a long "e" sound instead of a short "e" sound, or just drop the "e" altogether to make things easy.
Pronunciation of Lampe
LAM pe
The first syllable is stressed, and is pronounced like the first three letters of the English word "lamb".
The second syllable "pe" is pronounced with a initial bilabial "p" the final vowel like the "i" in "dirt".
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