How to pronounce Yelishevich?

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Pronunciation of Yelishevich in Chicago, IL, USA

Yelishevich is pronounced as

y eh l ih sh Eh v ih ch

y sounds like the 'y' in 'yes'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
sh sounds like the 'sh' in 'ship'
v sounds like the 'v' in 'very'
ch sounds like the 'ch' in 'chin'


Yelishevich is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ y eh l ih sh Eh v ih ch ]

y eh l ih sh Eh v ih ch
yes pet let it ship pet very it chin

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Slavic (Polish?)

Meaning:

suffix 'vich' means son/daughter of (similar to 'son' in Johnson)

Additional Information:

I suspect the root is Hebrew. Elisheva was the wife of the high priest Aaron. The suffix is from Poland where my family is from (100 years ago). It is typical for Jewish last names.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Yelishevich in Chicago, IL, USA

Ye (like Ye in "yellow") li (like in"link") shE (like in "shell" with accent on 'E') vich (rhymes with "rich")


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Slavic (Polish?)

Meaning:

suffix 'vich' means son/daughter of (similar to 'son' in Johnson)

Additional Information:

I suspect the root is Hebrew. Elisheva was the wife of the high priest Aaron. The suffix is from Poland where my family is from (100 years ago). It is typical for Jewish last names.


Comments: