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HelpRe: How do you pronounce Johanna?
in reply to a message by Lily
Where I live, Johan = you(schwa)-HUN because long vowels tend to diphthongise with a neutral vowel. Which means that Johanna = you(schwa)-HUN-ah. Of course, Afrikaans speakers in the States are thin on the ground.
If you want the jo-HANN-a version, what about upper-casing the H - JoHannah? I think that should make your intentions clear!
Johanna is pretty old and tired; Johannah never happens; Joana would be Portuguese if anyone used it (in my experience they don't, not here anyway) and Joanna is very beautiful indeed and well worth using.
If you want the jo-HANN-a version, what about upper-casing the H - JoHannah? I think that should make your intentions clear!
Johanna is pretty old and tired; Johannah never happens; Joana would be Portuguese if anyone used it (in my experience they don't, not here anyway) and Joanna is very beautiful indeed and well worth using.
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