How to pronounce Kuplen?

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Pronunciation of Kuplen in Ithaca, New York, USA

Kuplen is pronounced as

K OO p l en

k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
oo sounds like the 'oo' in 'food'
p sounds like the 'p' in 'pet'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
en sounds like the 'en' in 'pen'


Kuplen is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ K OO p l en ]

K OO p l en
key food pet let pen

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Dutch / Slovenian

Meaning:

Possible meaning - Dome or Barrel Maker

Additional Information:

The Kuplen family traveled across Europe during the Magyar period and eventually settled at the northern boarder of Slovenia within a Windish community. Most of the Windish popluation exited the region during WWI ~1917, settling in Bethlehem, PA (USA) and in Texas (USA).
The Kuplen family were tradesmen (carpenters, stone, glass). They may have aided in the building of the domes of Europe, which would explain for their lack of a defined country or origin. They spoke a dialect known as Windish (they had their own schools and Windish newpapers); prior to coming to the USA, many registered themselves as Windish-Hungarian, Windish-Slovenian, Windish-Austiran.


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Pronunciation of Kuplen in Ithaca, New York, USA

'Ku'-plen
Ku - rhymes with 'coo', like a baby's coo
plen - rhymes with 'pen' with a letter 'l' included


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

Dutch / Slovenian

Meaning:

Possible meaning - Dome or Barrel Maker

Additional Information:

The Kuplen family traveled across Europe during the Magyar period and eventually settled at the northern boarder of Slovenia within a Windish community. Most of the Windish popluation exited the region during WWI ~1917, settling in Bethlehem, PA (USA) and in Texas (USA).
The Kuplen family were tradesmen (carpenters, stone, glass). They may have aided in the building of the domes of Europe, which would explain for their lack of a defined country or origin. They spoke a dialect known as Windish (they had their own schools and Windish newpapers); prior to coming to the USA, many registered themselves as Windish-Hungarian, Windish-Slovenian, Windish-Austiran.


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