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How to pronounce Kahn How to pronounce Kahn?

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Pronunciation of Kahn in the US

In the US, Kahn is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The American pronunciation, specifically in Montgomery, AL, USA, is    with the empahasis on 'kaan'

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kaan 
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • aa sounds like the 'a' in car
  • n sounds like the 'n' in no

"Common surname among Ashkenazic Jews. Some families pronounce it to rhyme with "can", others to rhyme with "con"."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: German
Other spelling(s): Cahn


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Pronunciation of Kahn in the US

In the US, Kahn is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The American pronunciation, specifically in Montgomery, AL, USA, is

Kan, rhymes with "can". Many Southern USA Jewish families with this name pronounce it that way. Example, the descendants of Maurice Kahn, co-founder of Schloss & Kahn, a grocery distributor in Montgomery, Alabama, USA from 1870s to 1990s.

"Common surname among Ashkenazic Jews. Some families pronounce it to rhyme with "can", others to rhyme with "con"."

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: German
Other spelling(s): Cahn


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Pronunciation of Kahn

Here is how Kahn is pronounced

Kane, K-a-n-e.


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Pronunciation of Kahn in Argentina

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Pronunciation of Kahn

Here is how Kahn is pronounced

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k AA n
  • k sounds like the 'k' in key
  • aa sounds like the 'a' in car
  • n sounds like the 'n' in no


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Pronunciation of Kahn

Here is how Kahn is pronounced

kan - 'a' here is pronounced as 'a' in car


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The correct answer is "gren-itch."

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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