How to pronounce Purcell?

'PURSE'-ull
ull - rhymes with 'full'

Last Name

Irish, English

The surname Purcell is derived from the Norman-French word porcel, which in turn comes from the Latin word porcus, which means pig of piglet.

Phonetically written /ˈpɜːrsəl/ and is spoken the way the last name of the 17th century composer Henry Purcell should be pronounced.

Purcell is pronounced as p er s EH l

p	is pronounced as		p	in pet
er	is pronounced as		ur	in hurt
s	is pronounced as		s	in so
eh	is pronounced as		e	in pet
l	is pronounced as		l	in let

Purcell is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ p er s EH l ]

p	er	s	EH	l
pet	hurt	so	pet	let

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