Message: "Josian" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Josian

by EMB

10/3/2017, 4:51 AM

I'm currently listening to an audiobook with a male character named Josian (pn JO-zee-en). I'm finding I really kind of like it. Thoughts? Or is it too similar to the female name Josie that people will think it's a girl's name?

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- Ariane (guest)

10/3/2017, 2:36 PM

Yes-why not, nice style and smooth and likeable sounding, similar to Julian, Lucian, Marian, Bastian or Dorian.
I would pronounce it JO-see-an.

- Siân (Sharley)

10/3/2017, 7:15 AM

I said it right without a second thought?
I also kind of adore it.

It's coming up quickly on a number of name sites after a quick Google search. I'm not saying they're credible sites, but I don't think the author made the name up. What's one more -ian name anyway?

It's a letter off from Josiah so it's not really hard to imagine someone bearing that easily enough. Sure, there would be a lot of people misread it as Josiah or assume it was a typo or whatever, but other than that, I don't see a problem. I like the sound.

This message was edited 10/3/2017, 7:15 AM

- Theodora'sMommy (Nemesis0408)

10/3/2017, 7:02 AM

If you hadn't provided the pronunciation I'd have had a heck of a time. JO-zee-en? JO-see-en? Jo-ZYE-an? Jo-SEE-en? JO-shun?

It's okay. It kind of reminds me of Joshua, Jonas or Jonah, but I think you'd have to explain it a lot.

- Rosie (RosieMac) +2

10/3/2017, 6:19 AM

I read it as Jo-zee-ann when I first saw it in your post, Then I opened it to read it's pronounced Jo-zee-en? I thouht it was a girl name to start. I think it's too close to Josie for use on a real boy. Sorry. :( I'd spell it Josien if it ws to be pronounced Jo-zee-en.

This message was edited 10/3/2017, 6:21 AM

- Siân (Sharley) +1

10/3/2017, 7:11 AM

This seems odd to me.
Why stress the last syllable as "ann" when it isn't done that way in named like Vivian, Damian, Ciprian, Killian, etc?

- Rosie (RosieMac)

10/3/2017, 2:38 PM

It's not a stressed sound at the end but rather a... darn, can't think of the word I want! It's just how I read the name Sorry!

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