Josepha is commonly used in the Dutch-speaking world; it is especially prevalent among baby boomers and Gen X:• https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Josepha (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2017) • http://www.names.be/voornamen.html?met=Josepha&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)For the Dutch pronunciation of Josepha, you can listen to the audio clips featured on the websites below:• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Josepha#Dutch (in English; there's no audio file as of yet, but I'm sure it will be added sometime in the future) • https://nl.forvo.com/search/Josepha/nl/ (in Dutch) • https://youtu.be/1138DGccNeQ (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:11) • https://youtu.be/43-_jMaor_4 (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:07 and 0:40)As you can hear, there are two pronunciations for the name in the Dutch-speaking world; which one you hear, largely depends on the area where you are. Converted to IPA, these should be:• /jo:.'se:.fa:/ • /'jo:.sə.fa:/ [noted -ed]
• https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Josepha (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in the Netherlands in 2017)
• http://www.names.be/voornamen.html?met=Josepha&sort=beldesc (in Dutch; shows the prevalence of the name in Belgium in 2009)
For the Dutch pronunciation of Josepha, you can listen to the audio clips featured on the websites below:
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Josepha#Dutch (in English; there's no audio file as of yet, but I'm sure it will be added sometime in the future)
• https://nl.forvo.com/search/Josepha/nl/ (in Dutch)
• https://youtu.be/1138DGccNeQ (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:11)
• https://youtu.be/43-_jMaor_4 (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:07 and 0:40)
As you can hear, there are two pronunciations for the name in the Dutch-speaking world; which one you hear, largely depends on the area where you are. Converted to IPA, these should be:
• /jo:.'se:.fa:/
• /'jo:.sə.fa:/ [noted -ed]