How do I pronounce my surname? It's Wietczak.?

Question

I know that my Grandfather was from Poland, but I've never known how to properly pronounce my surname and have done so by phonetically pronouncing it (Weightsack). I would love to find out how to pronounce it properly. I have also been told that the letters should have accents or cedillas on some of them (similar to French). Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Names don't always follow the rules for pronunciation.  And many were simplified because they hard to understand and spell.

I like weightsack, though.  Makes me think of those old colorful flour sacks.

Try posting this in the language section, too.  You may run into someone familiar with Polish.

Answer 2

Veetchak, but the "ee" is pronounced for a slightly shorter periof of time than in England. If you look on the web you can find a bunch of people named Wietczak, some of whom live in Poland - I'm sure if you emailed them they would be glad to talk to you on the phone and pronounce it for you.

Answer 3

I think it is more like "white shack"

Answer 4

'Veetchak' - In Polish, W is like a English 'V', and C= English 'TS', BUT 'CZ' is the same as English 'Ch', as in 'Church'.