How to pronounce Tregilgas?

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Pronunciation of Tregilgas in Hugo, Minnesota, USA

Tregilgas is pronounced as

t r eh G IH L g eh s

t sounds like the 't' in 'to'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
g sounds like the 'g' in 'go'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'


Tregilgas is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ t r eh G IH L g eh s ]

t r eh G IH L g eh s
to rat pet go it let go pet so

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Cornish

Alternate Spelling(s):

Tregillas, Tregilles

Meaning:

Place of Gilgas

Additional Information:

There is still a small farm in Cornwall with the name Tregilgas. It's now a bed and breakfast.

There is a Tregilgas in Cornwall who pronounces the schwas (unaccented, neutral vowel sounds) in Tre and gas more like a short 'u.' Truh-GIL-gus


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Pronunciation of Tregilgas

Tre - "GILL" - ges

The 'e' in Tre and ges
are schwas, unaccented
neutral vowel sounds.

One Tregilgas still in Cornwall
pronounces the schwas
more like the short 'u.'
Thus, 'Tre' rhymes
with 'truck' and 'ges' rhymes
with 'Gus.'


Comments:

Pronunciation of Tregilgas in Hugo, Minnesota, USA

Tre 'GILL' ges


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Cornish

Alternate Spelling(s):

Tregillas, Tregilles

Meaning:

Place of Gilgas

Additional Information:

There is still a small farm in Cornwall with the name Tregilgas. It's now a bed and breakfast.

There is a Tregilgas in Cornwall who pronounces the schwas (unaccented, neutral vowel sounds) in Tre and gas more like a short 'u.' Truh-GIL-gus


Comments: