How to pronounce Tschanz?

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Pronunciation of Tschanz in Logan, Utah, US

Tschanz is pronounced as

chAWnts - rhymes with "haunts," as in a haunted house.

as sounds like the 'as' in 'gas'
in sounds like the 'in' in 'pin'


Tschanz is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ chAWnts - rhymes with "haunts," as in a haunted house. ]

- as in
  gas pin

Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Swiss

Alternate Spelling(s):

Shants. Tschantz.

Meaning:

Swiss German variant of French "Jean."

Additional Information:

It appears to be pronounced many ways in the United States. For example, my family pronounces it ShAWnts rather than ChAWnts. Other families pronounce it Shants - rhymes with "ants."

However, my great-grandfather, a second generation Swiss American, pronounced it ChAWnts while he was still alive (and was very insistent that it be pronounced that way). I am not certain of how or why the Ch sound changed to an Sh sound.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Tschanz in Logan, Utah, US

Chaunts - rhymes with "haunts," as in a haunted house.


Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Swiss

Alternate Spelling(s):

Shants. Tschantz.

Meaning:

Swiss German variant of French "Jean."

Additional Information:

It appears to be pronounced many ways in the United States. For example, my family pronounces it ShAWnts rather than ChAWnts. Other families pronounce it Shants - rhymes with "ants."

However, my great-grandfather, a second generation Swiss American, pronounced it ChAWnts while he was still alive (and was very insistent that it be pronounced that way). I am not certain of how or why the Ch sound changed to an Sh sound.


Comments: