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How to pronounce Barfknecht?

Pronunciation of Barfknecht in Riverside County

In Riverside County, Barfknecht is primarily classified as a surname (last name). It is pronounced as

b aa r f n eh k t
  • b sounds like the 'b' in bat
  • aa sounds like the 'a' in car
  • r sounds like the 'r' in rat
  • f sounds like the 'f' in fan
  • n sounds like the 'n' in no
  • eh sounds like the 'e' in pet
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • t sounds like the 't' in to

"6 brothers came to United States in the early 1900's and were processed through Ellis Island. Family story is that immigration shortened the original name to 10 letters. This was due to a surge of Europeans arriving to the US with names by U.S.standards of the time, excessively long. To save time, many names were shortened to a max of 10 letters. To my knowledge, no one is aware of the original spelling."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: German
Meaning: Servant Of Bartholomew


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Pronunciation of Barfknecht in Riverside County

In Riverside County, Barfknecht is primarily classified as a surname (last name). It is pronounced as

Barf nicked

"6 brothers came to United States in the early 1900's and were processed through Ellis Island. Family story is that immigration shortened the original name to 10 letters. This was due to a surge of Europeans arriving to the US with names by U.S.standards of the time, excessively long. To save time, many names were shortened to a max of 10 letters. To my knowledge, no one is aware of the original spelling."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: German
Meaning: Servant Of Bartholomew


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In the southeastern corner of London lies Greenwich, a borough famous for marking the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), the imaginary line that separates the eastern and western halves of the world.

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