How to pronounce Nyffler?

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Pronunciation of Nyffler in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA 🇺🇸

Nyffler is pronounced as

N ee fl er

n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
er sounds like the 'ur' in 'hurt'


Nyffler is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ N ee fl er ]

N ee er
no see hurt

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Swiss

Alternate Spelling(s):

Nyffeler

Additional Information:

The Nyffler’s that came to America, around 1885, came from Switzerland 🇨🇭, but they spoke German.
According to my Grandfather (born in 1886, in a covered wagon pulled by oxen) the “boys” dropped the first “e” and the “girls” in the family retained both “e’s.”
NYFFLER…and NYFFELER…are pronounced the same and are definitely related to each other.
My Grandfather also said the family was from Bern, Switzerland. (They ended up in Western Nebraska, in a town called Rushville.)


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Pronunciation of Nyffler in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA 🇺🇸

Nee-fler
The “y” sounds like an “E.” (European pronunciation.)
Example: Ski companies, Dynastar & Dynamic
are pronounced; Dee-na-star & Dee-na-meek


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Swiss

Alternate Spelling(s):

Nyffeler

Additional Information:

The Nyffler’s that came to America, around 1885, came from Switzerland 🇨🇭, but they spoke German.
According to my Grandfather (born in 1886, in a covered wagon pulled by oxen) the “boys” dropped the first “e” and the “girls” in the family retained both “e’s.”
NYFFLER…and NYFFELER…are pronounced the same and are definitely related to each other.
My Grandfather also said the family was from Bern, Switzerland. (They ended up in Western Nebraska, in a town called Rushville.)


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