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HelpJoanna vs. Johanna?
Thoughts? Johanna here would likely be pronounced jo-HAN-uh, like the Bob Dylan song, or jo-AHN-uh (like the Sweeney Todd song). I really can't say I'm at all fond of the German or Dutch pronunciations.
ETA: I'm American, so more than likely the "j" would be pronounced like a g, as opposed to a y, anyway
ETA: I'm American, so more than likely the "j" would be pronounced like a g, as opposed to a y, anyway
This message was edited 5/17/2012, 6:55 PM
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I love Johanna (jo-HAN-uh)! :)
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Joanna.
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Joanna and Johanna aren't pronounced the same where I live. Johanna is common in my age group, Joanna is still quite uncommon.
I prefer Joanna. Johanna seems dated and boring imo.
I prefer Joanna. Johanna seems dated and boring imo.
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I really like both of them, and can never pick which I like better. I see Joanna with more dark color and Johanna with more warm color, so it depends on my mood.
I'd never expect anyone to pronounced Johanna like jo-AHN-a though. And in Sweeney Todd they pronounce it the same as Joanna anyway, not jo-AHN-a. I think people where I live would say yo-HAHN-a more than like Joanna if they weren't going to pronounce it like Jo+Hanna. I had a friend Johanna all through school and she got yo-HAHN-a sometimes, but never Joanna. But we live in a very Dutch area too.
I'd never expect anyone to pronounced Johanna like jo-AHN-a though. And in Sweeney Todd they pronounce it the same as Joanna anyway, not jo-AHN-a. I think people where I live would say yo-HAHN-a more than like Joanna if they weren't going to pronounce it like Jo+Hanna. I had a friend Johanna all through school and she got yo-HAHN-a sometimes, but never Joanna. But we live in a very Dutch area too.
This message was edited 5/18/2012, 3:34 AM
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I like them both. But I think it's kind of weird when people pronounce Johanna without the H. I like it pronounced jo-HAN-a.
If you pronounce it jo-HAN-a I like Johanna better. Simply because I like Hannah better than Anna. I also like Johannah because it makes the pronunciation clearer. I really like Joanna as well. The only thing I dislike about both names is that people could call her Jo.
I know 4 Joannas, 1 Joana, 1 Johanna (jo-HAN-a), 6 Johanna (yo-HUNN-a, all German) and 1 Johannah (like Jo+Hannah).
If you pronounce it jo-HAN-a I like Johanna better. Simply because I like Hannah better than Anna. I also like Johannah because it makes the pronunciation clearer. I really like Joanna as well. The only thing I dislike about both names is that people could call her Jo.
I know 4 Joannas, 1 Joana, 1 Johanna (jo-HAN-a), 6 Johanna (yo-HUNN-a, all German) and 1 Johannah (like Jo+Hannah).
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