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How to pronounce Tregilgas?

Pronunciation of Tregilgas in the US

In the US, Tregilgas is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The American pronunciation, specifically in Hugo, Minnesota, USA, is

t r eh G IH L g eh s
  • t sounds like the 't' in to
  • r sounds like the 'r' in rat
  • eh sounds like the 'e' in pet
  • g sounds like the 'g' in go
  • ih sounds like the 'i' in it
  • l sounds like the 'l' in let
  • s sounds like the 's' in so

"There is still a small farm in Cornwall with the name Tregilgas. It's now a bed and breakfast. There is a Tregilgas in Cornwall who pronounces the schwas (unaccented, neutral vowel sounds) in Tre and gas more like a short 'u.' Truh-GIL-gus"

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Cornish
Other spelling(s): Tregillas, Tregilles
Meaning: Place Of Gilgas


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Pronunciation of Tregilgas

Here is how Tregilgas is pronounced

Tre - "GILL" - ges

The 'e' in Tre and ges
are schwas, unaccented
neutral vowel sounds.

One Tregilgas still in Cornwall
pronounces the schwas
more like the short 'u.'
Thus, 'Tre' rhymes
with 'truck' and 'ges' rhymes
with 'Gus.'


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Pronunciation of Tregilgas in the US

In the US, Tregilgas is primarily classified as a surname (last name). The American pronunciation, specifically in Hugo, Minnesota, USA, is

Tre 'GILL' ges

"There is still a small farm in Cornwall with the name Tregilgas. It's now a bed and breakfast. There is a Tregilgas in Cornwall who pronounces the schwas (unaccented, neutral vowel sounds) in Tre and gas more like a short 'u.' Truh-GIL-gus"

Type of Name: Last Name
Origin: Cornish
Other spelling(s): Tregillas, Tregilles
Meaning: Place Of Gilgas


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