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Thanks for the informations, pashute!
A "J" is pronounced "Y" in many European languages - Danish, Swedish, German, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, Russian, Icelandic and I'm sure in some more as well, so all these Hebrew names beginning with J- are pronounced like Y- and even Japan is pronounced Yapan!
Regards, Satu
A "J" is pronounced "Y" in many European languages - Danish, Swedish, German, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, Russian, Icelandic and I'm sure in some more as well, so all these Hebrew names beginning with J- are pronounced like Y- and even Japan is pronounced Yapan!
Regards, Satu
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All Slavic languages pronounce 'J' as 'Y'.I think that English and Spanish('hapon'???) don't pronounce Japan with a 'y'.I have a problem with some names I like the English pronounciaton but hate the 'y' one,like Joshua.I would love to give this name to my son,but noone would pronounce it with a 'y' where I live(Croatia).
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