How to pronounce Sproul?

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Pronunciation of Sproul in Canada

Sproul is pronounced as

s p r ow l

s sounds like the 's' in 'so'
p sounds like the 'p' in 'pet'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
ow sounds like the 'ow' in 'cow'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'


Sproul is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ s p r ow l ]

s p r ow l
so pet rat cow let

Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Scottish

Alternate Spelling(s):

Sproule, Sprowl


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Pronunciation of Sproul

Sproul is pronounced as

s p r OA l

s sounds like the 's' in 'so'
p sounds like the 'p' in 'pet'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'


Sproul is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ s p r OA l ]

s p r l
so pet rat let

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Pronunciation of Sproul in Canada

Sproul is pronounced as

Spr O ll


Sproul is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Spr O ll ]

Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Irish

Alternate Spelling(s):

millions

Additional Information:

My dad was born Sproull but we now spell it Sproule. Being an Irish name, someone discovered in the 1920's that Catholics spell it one way, Protestants another. The name is supposed to be Scottish before emigrating to Ireland (1600s?), and then to Canada (in 1800s)


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Pronunciation of Sproul in Fayetteville, NC

Sproul is pronounced as

Sp RO ul


Sproul is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Sp RO ul ]

Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Scottish

Gender:

Male

Alternate Spelling(s):

Sproull; Sproule, Sprole

Meaning:

Derived from old Scottish Gaelic for: small amount; diminutive

Additional Information:

Sprole derived from a fight between two brothers in Iowa, during the middle 19th century. One chaned the spelling of his name in anger.


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Pronunciation of Sproul

Sproal

rhymes with foal, and goal


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Pronunciation of Sproul in Canada

spr-OWL


Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Scottish

Alternate Spelling(s):

Sproule, Sprowl


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Pronunciation of Sproul in Canada

Sprole

Rhymes with "roll"

We spell it Sproule but my dad was born as Sproull (in Canada). His family came from Ireland in early 1800's.


Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Irish

Alternate Spelling(s):

millions

Additional Information:

My dad was born Sproull but we now spell it Sproule. Being an Irish name, someone discovered in the 1920's that Catholics spell it one way, Protestants another. The name is supposed to be Scottish before emigrating to Ireland (1600s?), and then to Canada (in 1800s)


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Pronunciation of Sproul in Fayetteville, NC

Sproul like soul: Sp"ro"ul


Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Scottish

Gender:

Male

Alternate Spelling(s):

Sproull; Sproule, Sprole

Meaning:

Derived from old Scottish Gaelic for: small amount; diminutive

Additional Information:

Sprole derived from a fight between two brothers in Iowa, during the middle 19th century. One chaned the spelling of his name in anger.


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