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I would pronounce it the first way you said. I am not familiar with this name, but I do like the name Jerusha—wdyt? Good luck.!

I'd pronounce it that way, too, with the 1st vowel as a schwa, and the 2nd vowel more emphasized, which is the same as I'd say Jocasta and Jacoby.

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I've never seen it before. It's interesting. I think I like it mainly because I like Jacoby. Josie could also work as a NN.

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Coco reminds me pretty strongly of food (cocoa, coconut - I'd be leary of "coco loco" and "hot coco" jokes) and also seems like a cat name to me (I know of a couple cats named this but haven't heard of a human one beyond Coco Chanel and a celebrity baby). But I have heard Kiki, DeeDee, Mimi, Juju IRL, so I guess it'd not be that different...plus Jocosa does seem like an adorable cat name.

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I learned the vocabulary word "jocose" before ever seeing Jocosa, so it was ruined for me. Because "jocose" is such an arch word, like a word someone would use to describe someone who was trying to be funny but wasn't.

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I might not mind it so much if it were juh-CAW-suh. Then I wouldn't feel so much like it has the idea of "joke" in it.
It seems to me that one could pronounce it however they pleased, since it's so unheard-of that there can be no convention, so, no "correct" pronunciation.

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I don't like Coco and I think it could only be a good nickname for someone who liked being called it. But it does come naturally out of Jocosa "jo-COH-sa." I think it'd work for "juh-CAW-suh" too, though, if she wanted it.

I've long loved Jocosa and never encountered a fellow appreciator. It's so silken and slinky and medievally regal.

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I intuitively pronounce it "joh-KOH-suh."

I've only ever heard the -COH- pronunciation, but then, I'm not American. I prefer it to Joyce, I find Coco a very juvenile nn, and I'd only consider using Jocelyn or, preferably, Joy.

I'd pronounce it the same, don't really like it