Re: Josephine
in reply to a message by blue_belle
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.