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Pronunciation of Zyroff in Sharon, MA, USA
z | is pronounced as | z | in zen | |
ee | is pronounced as | ee | in see | |
r | is pronounced as | r | in rat | |
aw | is pronounced as | aw | in law | |
f | is pronounced as | f | in fan |
Phonetic Spelling:[ z ee r aw f ]
z
ee
r
aw
f
zen
see
rat
law
fan
Type of Name:
Last Name
Language:
Poland
Alternate Spelling(s):
None
Meaning:
Unknown
Additional Information:
Americanization of the Polish surname "Zyro", later 1940s. The suffix -ff was added due to Eastern European origin, but not Russian as you'd expect with -off ending. Added because Zyro would not sound good in English due to similarity to the word zero.
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Pronunciation of Zyroff in Sharon, MA, USA
Zee (rhymes with see)
roff (rhymes with doff)
-or-
Zihr (rhymes with stir)
"off"
Please note: If first syllable rhymes with "eye" then it is being pronounced WRONG.
Type of Name:
Last Name
Language:
Poland
Alternate Spelling(s):
None
Meaning:
Unknown
Additional Information:
Americanization of the Polish surname "Zyro", later 1940s. The suffix -ff was added due to Eastern European origin, but not Russian as you'd expect with -off ending. Added because Zyro would not sound good in English due to similarity to the word zero.
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