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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:10:14 +0000

This is a longshot but does anyone have any expertise in German last names?

I am looking for the spelling of a German last name that would sound like the word "Ranger" when pronounced in English. (Can't even attempt to pronounce it in German.) Thank you!

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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:27:14 +0000

renscher or rentscher maybe, but i never heard that as a last name.
reischer ould be more often but sounds little diffrent...

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Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:41:53 +0000

Röntgen? An English-speaker might pronounce it "Rain-jen," "Runt-jin," etc.

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Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:37:48 +0000

rennig

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Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:54:33 +0000

Reinger?

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Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:07:06 +0000

Are you sure about the pronunciation? The sound represented by the "g" in Ranger does not exist in German.

This might be one of the reasons why people here have difficulties coming up with something reasonable.

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