Message: "Does anyone know how to pronounce "DUERRE"??"

[Surname] Does anyone know how to pronounce "DUERRE"??

by Tbird

9/22/2005, 3:47 PM

All I know is that it's a Turkish surname. But if you could tell me how to pronounce it and its history, I would appreciate it very much, thank you :)!
Sincerely,
Tbird. :)

#pronunciation

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- Sagani (guest)

9/26/2005, 12:21 PM

Duerr in German means: "dry", arid, perched.

- Sean Foglai (guest) +3

9/24/2005, 10:56 PM

I don't know much about Turkish names other than that most are Islamic.

To me, it looks French ...I didn't find it exactly, but 'du' mean "of the" and there is a Basque name 'Erro' that means "robust" ...

That's my best guess ...

- Sagani (guest)

9/26/2005, 10:05 AM

I have not found it among Spanish or Bask surnames.
A surname similar exists in Germany: it is very local and it is written Durre with an umlaut on "U".
In fact the pronounciation of Duerre should be exactly the same because "ue" is pronounced exactly like teh "german u".
Does this sound exists in old Gaelic as well?

- Jim Young (guest) +1

9/25/2005, 4:23 PM

The spelling doesn't look Turkish. Is this how the name turned out in a country other than Turkey?
Just a guess, but the UE might represent a thin Turkish U, written with an umlaut as in German. I'd have another guess and venture that it would be pronounced something like the DURE in endure.
As for the meaning, not a clue.

- Tbird

9/27/2005, 6:50 AM

I hear that some girl celebrit's mother's Maiden name is Duerre and that she was Turkish. So the celeb is half Turkish half British.
So there must be some Turkish trait... :)

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