Bärbel

This is my great grandmother's name. It's hard to explain the pronunciation, but the closest, I think, is BEHR-bəl. The 'r' is barely audible. It almost sounds like you are saying babble but with an 'e' instead of an 'a', to rhyme with pebble. I hope that makes sense. You can hear it spoken here: http://www.forvo.com/word/b%C3%A4rbel/