How to pronounce Elleker?

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Pronunciation of Elleker in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Elleker is pronounced as

Ell-ic-URR


Elleker is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Ell-ic-URR ]

Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Yorkshire (England) via Denmark

Alternate Spelling(s):

Ellerker

Additional Information:

Norse form "Alorkjaar"
Modern Danish form Ellekaer

Ellerker is a town near Hull in northern England. Various spellings of the name are understood to derive from Denmark, due to intensive Norse colonization of this area.

Alor is a kind of tree (not sure which exactly)
Kjaar is a geographical feature typical to Denmark.

Elleker is a less common version, with Ellerker being much more common


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Pronunciation of Elleker in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Ell(as in "bell")-ek (as in "relic")- er (as in "burr")

ell-ic-urr


Type of Name:

Last name

Language:

Yorkshire (England) via Denmark

Alternate Spelling(s):

Ellerker

Additional Information:

Norse form "Alorkjaar"
Modern Danish form Ellekaer

Ellerker is a town near Hull in northern England. Various spellings of the name are understood to derive from Denmark, due to intensive Norse colonization of this area.

Alor is a kind of tree (not sure which exactly)
Kjaar is a geographical feature typical to Denmark.

Elleker is a less common version, with Ellerker being much more common


Comments: