Pronunciation and Origin of Terkel
What is the origin and pronunication of Terkel? Thank you.
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Hi Nuria SS,
Terkel is a Danish variant form of Torkel.
Danish pronunciation:
TER-kel (stress on the first syllable)
TER rhymes with bear - the Danish R is a "throat-R" like in German and French
kel rhymes with bill/bell - the vowel is very short and the k-sound reminds of a hard g-sound.
Regards, Satu
Terkel is a Danish variant form of Torkel.
Danish pronunciation:
TER-kel (stress on the first syllable)
TER rhymes with bear - the Danish R is a "throat-R" like in German and French
kel rhymes with bill/bell - the vowel is very short and the k-sound reminds of a hard g-sound.
Regards, Satu
This message was edited 4/17/2005, 12:49 AM