How to pronounce Zinck?

2 entries

Pronunciation of Zinck in North Carolina

Zinck is pronounced as

Sink


Zinck is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Sink ]

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

German

Alternate Spelling(s):

Zink, Cink, Sink

Meaning:

unknown

Additional Information:

The spellings listed are found on 18th Century gravestones in the cemeteries of the Old Pilgrim Reformed Church and the nearby Lutheran Church in Lexington, North Carolina. Sink is also found on grave sites in God's Acre Cemetery in the Moravian settlement of Salem, North Carolina. It is not known by this author if the other spellings are found there.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Zinck in North Carolina

sink - Rhymes with INK. german origin. Spelling changed in the United States from Zinck to Zink, Cink, and finally Sink in an attempt for correct pronunciation.


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

German

Alternate Spelling(s):

Zink, Cink, Sink

Meaning:

unknown

Additional Information:

The spellings listed are found on 18th Century gravestones in the cemeteries of the Old Pilgrim Reformed Church and the nearby Lutheran Church in Lexington, North Carolina. Sink is also found on grave sites in God's Acre Cemetery in the Moravian settlement of Salem, North Carolina. It is not known by this author if the other spellings are found there.


Comments: