How to pronounce Ramstein?

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Pronunciation of Ramstein in Los Angeles, CA, USA (family emigrated from Germany; Ramstein is my family name)

Ram stIne


Type of Name:

US Air Force Base in Germany, town in Germany

Language:

German

Alternate Spelling(s):

Rammstein

Meaning:

Cream Stone

Additional Information:

In addition to a town which houses a famous US Air Force base, it is also family name, very common in Western Germany. It is often mispronounced as Steen vs. Stine in the last syllable. There may be families who do utilize the Steen vs. Stine pronunciation, but the most common pronunciation aligns with the Base and the town, both of which emphasize the long I as is common in German when "ei" are grouped together.


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Pronunciation of Ramstein in Los Angeles, CA, USA (family emigrated from Germany; Ramstein is my family name)

Ramstein is pronounced as

R ae m st I n

r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
ae sounds like the 'a' in 'at'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'


Ramstein is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ R ae m st I n ]

R ae m n
rat at me no

Type of Name:

US Air Force Base in Germany, town in Germany

Language:

German

Alternate Spelling(s):

Rammstein

Meaning:

Cream Stone

Additional Information:

In addition to a town which houses a famous US Air Force base, it is also family name, very common in Western Germany. It is often mispronounced as Steen vs. Stine in the last syllable. There may be families who do utilize the Steen vs. Stine pronunciation, but the most common pronunciation aligns with the Base and the town, both of which emphasize the long I as is common in German when "ei" are grouped together.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Ramstein in Munich, De

Ramstein is pronounced as

rom shtein


Ramstein is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ rom shtein ]

Language:

German


Comments:

Pronunciation of Ramstein in Munich, De

It should sound like "rahm-shtein", not "ram-stein", as the first person claims. The first part rhymes with bomb, not slam.


Language:

German


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