How do you pronounce "Hoeffel"

[rockymountaindem]

I've only seen it written and never pronounced. Is it:

1) Heff'l
2)Huff'l
3)Hoe-ful
4)other

I can't figure it out.

[HFishbine]

1. Ha full

Rhymes with awful, I think.

[dedhed]

4. RE: "Ha full"

As in... Spector beating Hoeffel would be awful!

:-)

[Stockholm]

5. Looking at the word it seems of german desent...

If that is the case the oe is pronounced like e in nerd and the last e is silent.

[dedhed]

2. RE: "How do you pronounce "Hoeffel""

The 'e' is silent. It's pronounced "HA-ful".

[rockymountaindem]

3. Thanks everyone.

That covers it!

:toast:

[AlinPA]

6. Hoffl n/t

[HFishbine]

7. Then there's this: HUFF-ull

From the best seller "Guide to Frequently Mispronounced Congressional Names"

Rep. Joseph M. Hoeffel, D HUFF-ull

http://www.patronsaintpr.com/samples/DESK/cdobd.htm

[in_cog_ni_to]

8. I heard C-SPAN guys pronounce it as Huff'l.

:shrug: I have always pronounced it as Hoe full. It's a common name around here.

[woofless]

9. Brother in law's name is Hoemann.

They pronounce it Hoy-man.

[Freddie Stubbs]

10. It's Huff'l

[phillybri]

11. #2

n/t

[On the Road]

12. It's Probably German

and was probably originally spelled "Hoffel" with an umlaut (two dots) over the "o."

To pronounce an o with an umlaut, make your mouth like you're about to say an exaggerated "o" but say "e" instead.