How to pronounce Markgraf?

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Pronunciation of Markgraf in This is the way it's pronounced in Wisconsin

Mark-grahf
Mark - rhymes with park
grahf - rhymes with cough


Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

German, Dutch

Gender:

Male, Female

Meaning:

Status name from Middle High German marcgrave ‘margrave’ (from marc ‘boundary’ + grave ‘royal judge’).

Additional Information:

In some cases the title may have been applied as a nickname for someone with overbearing behavior or as an metonymic occupational name for a servant in the household of a margrave.


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