How to pronounce Marchildon?

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Pronunciation of Marchildon in Toronto Ontario

Marchildon is pronounced as

m aa r CH IH L d u n

m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
ch sounds like the 'ch' in 'chin'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
d sounds like the 'd' in 'do'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'


Marchildon is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ m aa r CH IH L d u n ]

m aa r CH IH L d n
me car rat chin it let do no

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

French

Meaning:

profiteer by war, s/he who enjoys the spoils of war

Additional Information:

Name carried to Canada by three ne'er-do-well brothers who were banished from North-central France (Orléans) for recurring public drunkenness and malicious assault, frequently on each other.

Settled in what are now the Ontario towns of Midland and Penetanguishene. Currently (2017) the descendants of the three brothers are eighth generation in North America, and do not unduly indulge in either alcohol or fisticuffs.

Name pronounciation has been somewhat Anglicized from the French.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Marchildon in Toronto Ontario

marCHILdon

mar rhymes with car
CHIL sounds like 'chill', rhymes with pill
don sounds like 'done', rhymes with sun


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

French

Meaning:

profiteer by war, s/he who enjoys the spoils of war

Additional Information:

Name carried to Canada by three ne'er-do-well brothers who were banished from North-central France (Orléans) for recurring public drunkenness and malicious assault, frequently on each other.

Settled in what are now the Ontario towns of Midland and Penetanguishene. Currently (2017) the descendants of the three brothers are eighth generation in North America, and do not unduly indulge in either alcohol or fisticuffs.

Name pronounciation has been somewhat Anglicized from the French.


Comments:

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