seeking a pronunciation from someone who knows German!

[Tirsden]

A friend of mine and I are wondering how the surname Richter would be pronounced. Is the "ch" guttural as per German standards or is the name pronounced "Rickter"?  

[Divash]

The name means "judge," as in, "they appointed a new Richter to the appellate court." It comes from 'recht' which means 'right, fair, just'. Just like English, it also means a right angle, right turn, or right hand. It doesn't mean correct, however, which is 'richtig' or 'korregiert' (koh-reg-EERT).

If the person named Richter is German (not German-American, but actually German), then yes, the 'ch' is gutteral.

If the Richter is German-American, it still should be pronounced with the gutteral 'ch', but they've probably Americanized/lazified the pronunciation to be more like Rickter, or even Rich-ter in some cases.

Ask the individual, and then you'll know.  

[Tirsden]

Excellent, thankye very much! Now I have to correct my brain patterns associated with several versions of the same character. xd Yay learning!

The name's meaning I didn't know either, that's awesome. 3nodding