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I'm loving Josephine atm, which is strange because I really dislike Joseph. But Josephine is just so pretty and elegant! It has left me wondering:
1. Which is your preferred spelling and form (Josephine, Josephina, Josefine, Josefina etc.)
2. Which is your preferred pronounciation - JO-sə-feen / yo-ze-FEE-nə (or other) ?
Also, do you think the yo-ze-FEE-nə pron. would work in an English speaking country, because most people would automatically pronounce 'j' like a hard j, and not a soft 'y'. Personally, I love both pron., but am loving the more exotic yo-ze-FEE-nə a little bit more today.
1. Which is your preferred spelling and form (Josephine, Josephina, Josefine, Josefina etc.)
2. Which is your preferred pronounciation - JO-sə-feen / yo-ze-FEE-nə (or other) ?
Also, do you think the yo-ze-FEE-nə pron. would work in an English speaking country, because most people would automatically pronounce 'j' like a hard j, and not a soft 'y'. Personally, I love both pron., but am loving the more exotic yo-ze-FEE-nə a little bit more today.
This message was edited 6/10/2011, 10:43 PM
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It's a charming name. I used to think it sounded dowdy, but now it sounds sweet and melodic to me.
I prefer Josephine to the other spellings and forms. It looks the most pleasing to my eyes.
My favorite pronunciation is JO-sə-feen.
I think if you spelled it Josefina, you would be more likely to get people in an English-speaking country to pronounce it yo-ze-FEE-nə, but initially, they would probably pronounce it jo-ze-FEE-nə. I think it would take longer for people to catch onto Josephine pro. yo-ze-FEE-nə.
I prefer Josephine to the other spellings and forms. It looks the most pleasing to my eyes.
My favorite pronunciation is JO-sə-feen.
I think if you spelled it Josefina, you would be more likely to get people in an English-speaking country to pronounce it yo-ze-FEE-nə, but initially, they would probably pronounce it jo-ze-FEE-nə. I think it would take longer for people to catch onto Josephine pro. yo-ze-FEE-nə.
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I like Josephine and I would spell it this way.
I say JO-sa-feen
I think in English countries, people would automatically use a hard J sound. Especially because Josephine has a well-known hard J english pronounciation (not like Janna or another german name which is more commonly pronounced with the Y sound)
I say JO-sa-feen
I think in English countries, people would automatically use a hard J sound. Especially because Josephine has a well-known hard J english pronounciation (not like Janna or another german name which is more commonly pronounced with the Y sound)
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I like Josephine too! I don't really have any opinion on the other variations you listed- I don't love them, but I don't have any issues with them.
I use the pronunciation JO-suh-feen. I live in the US, and I do think you would run into issues with using the yo-suh-FEE-nuh pronunciation. I think people here would naturally use the most obvious pronunciation for both Josephine and Josephina.
I use the pronunciation JO-suh-feen. I live in the US, and I do think you would run into issues with using the yo-suh-FEE-nuh pronunciation. I think people here would naturally use the most obvious pronunciation for both Josephine and Josephina.
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