"Ramsted" is a name derived from the rural areas of Germany. It is pronounced as /ˈræmstəd/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The first syllable of the word is stressed, and the "a" sound is pronounced as in "cat." The second syllable has the schwa sound /ə/ followed by the "s" sound pronounced as a voiceless alveolar fricative /s/ and the "t" sound pronounced as a voiceless alveolar plosive /t/. The last syllable has a short "e" sound followed by the "d" sound pronounced as a voiced alveolar plosive /d/.