How to pronounce Liljenwall?

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Pronunciation of Liljenwall in San Jose, CA United States

Liljenwall is pronounced as

L IH L - y eh n - w aa l

l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
y sounds like the 'y' in 'yes'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
w sounds like the 'w' in 'win'
aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'


Liljenwall is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ L IH L - y eh n - w aa l ]

L IH L - y eh n - w aa l
let it let   yes pet no   win car let

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Swedish

Meaning:

Believed to mean “Lily in the Valley.” No to be confused with the plant of a similar name.

Additional Information:

The surname Liljenwall is totally unique to one family. In other words, every Liljenwall is related to one another somehow. Unlike with more common names (Smith, Jones, etc.)

Native German speakers will likely pronounce it Lill-YEN-vahl.


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Pronunciation of Liljenwall in San Jose, CA United States

In the US, it is pronounced

LILL-yen-wAll
Lil (rhymes with will)-yen (like the Japanese currency)-Wall (like the Pink Floyd album.

All of the following variations are incorrect:
Lilly-en-wall, Lih-joo-wall, Lill-jen-wall, Lilgen-wall, Lij-uh-well, or any combination of the component parts of the above.


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Swedish

Meaning:

Believed to mean “Lily in the Valley.” No to be confused with the plant of a similar name.

Additional Information:

The surname Liljenwall is totally unique to one family. In other words, every Liljenwall is related to one another somehow. Unlike with more common names (Smith, Jones, etc.)

Native German speakers will likely pronounce it Lill-YEN-vahl.


Comments: