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An odd girls name that pops up in my head now and then. I had to look up if it was real or something I made up somehow - turns out there was a Swedish 19th century artist called Josabeth Sjöberg, born in 1812. Her full name was Josabeth Fredrica Carolina. That must have been where I got it, and I suppose her parents might have gotten it from mixing Johanna (her mother's name) and Elisabeth? Anyhow, I think it's rather cute. What do you think? :)
ETA: My sister thinks it might be the same thing as Josabeat, the form of Jehoshabeath (user submitted) used in the Swedish Bible. Certainly possible.
ETA: My sister thinks it might be the same thing as Josabeat, the form of Jehoshabeath (user submitted) used in the Swedish Bible. Certainly possible.
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Jacobeth sometimes surfaces in South Africa as a mixture of Jacoba and Elizabeth. It's pronounced with the first syllable emphasised, usually. And the J is a Y!
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I like it. It looks like a mash name, but it's not overly weird and Beth tends to blend pretty well. It makes me think of Josie Beth as a double name, but strikes a bit more of a mature angle.
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I like!
Good nn possibilities, pretty, substantial... I like it. Thank you :)
Good nn possibilities, pretty, substantial... I like it. Thank you :)
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I'm pretty sure I've heard Josabeth before, but I've never heard of that artist.
I quite like Josabeth. I like Josephine, Annabeth, Elisabeth so Josabeth seems like a nice variation.
I quite like Josabeth. I like Josephine, Annabeth, Elisabeth so Josabeth seems like a nice variation.
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You might have read a children's book called "När lilla Josabet gick vilse på julafton"? (Or encountered one of the 42 Josabeth/Josabet there are in Sweden, of course.)
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