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[Facts] Rikke - pronunciation
I love this name and believe it is of Danish origin for a girl meaning peaceful ruler - derivative of frederik. can anyone tell me how you pronounce Rikke?
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In the Netherlands it's a boys and girls name (though not a common name), and short for anything that ends in -rik. It's pronounced RIK-ku.
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Note that the R in Rikke is a Uvu-pharyngeal R (IPA symbol [ʁ]). I do a uvular trill. The is not a hard aspirated /kh/, but rather leans toward a /g/ sound. It still is not voiced, however.
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