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Help[Opinions] Re: Johanna
in reply to a message by erb816
I live in the upper midwest US. As a kid, my best friend was Johanna. She pronounced it Jo-Hanna. Nobody ever thought to call her Jo-anna, but she did sometimes get mistakenly called Yo-Hahna (lots of Dutch names here).
I've known several other Johannas of various ages, all Jo-Hanna.
Tbh I think it would be rare that someone would pronounce Johanna without the h. To me it doesn't make any sense to do. That doesn't mean you couldn't do it, but it would be a pain to teach people. I think the vast majority of people wouldn't even consider Johanna could be anything but Jo-Hanna (or Yo-Hahna).
I've known several other Johannas of various ages, all Jo-Hanna.
Tbh I think it would be rare that someone would pronounce Johanna without the h. To me it doesn't make any sense to do. That doesn't mean you couldn't do it, but it would be a pain to teach people. I think the vast majority of people wouldn't even consider Johanna could be anything but Jo-Hanna (or Yo-Hahna).
This message was edited 5/31/2016, 5:17 AM
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