How to pronounce SKÄRHAMN, and what it means
SKÄRHAMN is the name of an IKEA door handle. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
SKÄRHAMN
SHAIR-hahmn
- Product
- Door handle
- Named after
- Skärhamn, a fishing village on the island of Tjörn on the west coast. Skär is a skerry, hamn a harbour.
How to say SKÄRHAMN
Say SHAIR-hahmn, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in SKÄRHAMN:
- Sk at the start of a word, before e, i, y, ä or ö, is the sj-sound, not s + k.
- Ä is like the e in bed, a little more open before r: "air".
Our guide to Swedish pronunciation explains these sounds in more detail, and the Swedish keyboard lets you type å, ä and ö.
Why it is called SKÄRHAMN
Many IKEA products are named after real places in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Sofas and armchairs typically get Swedish place names, beds Norwegian ones and rugs Danish ones.
Sources
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