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Johanna - pronunciation(s)?
by MJ (Melikey)
7/15/2004, 3:38 PM
I posted a question about this on the opinion board but I thought I'd ask here too.What is the correct pronunciation of Johanna? Is there more than one? I always thought it was either jo-HAN-ah (in America - I'm American) or yo-HAH-nah. After seeing some other opinions I think I might be mistaken. I'm also very curious as to which syllable is emphasized.Thanks very much!Melissa
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- Caprice (guest)
7/16/2004, 12:50 PM
In Sweden, it's pr. yo-HUN-nah. I guess the German pr. is the same.
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- Elinor (guest)
7/16/2004, 7:28 AM
I only know the proper German pronunciation: yo-HAN-a, with stress on the middle syllable.
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- Array (guest)
7/15/2004, 9:40 PM
It can be pronunced several ways. These are all correct:jo-HAH-nah
jo-HAN-ah
yo-HAH-nah
yo-HAN-ah
jo-ANN-ah
jo-AH-nahArray
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