Pronunciation Polls

General Name Discussion
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How do you pronounce Josephine?

  • Joe-suh-feen
  • Joze-uh-feen

0 voters

How do you pronounce Josie?

  • Joe-see
  • Joe-zee

0 voters

How do you pronounce Rosalind?

  • Rose-uh-lind
  • Roz-uh-lind

0 voters

How do you pronounce Esme?

  • Ez-may
  • Ez-mee

0 voters

How do you pronounce Basil?

  • Ba-zuhl
  • Bay-zuhl

0 voters

How do you pronounce Rafael?

  • Rah-fee-el
  • Rah-fay-el

0 voters

Thanks, Berries!

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I say [name_m]Rafael[/name_m] as rah-fah-el :slight_smile:

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3

[name_m]Rafael[/name_m] is Ra-fie-el for me. Fie rhyming with pie.

15 Likes
4

[name_m]Rafael[/name_m] is rah-fah-ehl or rahf-eye-ehl!

8 Likes
5

Jo-zeh-feen
Ros-uh-leend
Bah-zeel
Ruh-fuh-el

6

Last one I actually say rah-fye-el and honestly haven’t heard any different from anyone else

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7

[name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_u]Josie[/name_u] and I pronounce it either way. Mostly jo-zee when I say it fast.

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8

[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] = yoh-zuh-feen or yoh-zuh-feenuh
[name_u]Basil[/name_u] = bah-zil (ah as in car)
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m] = rah-fah-el (again ah as in car)

2 Likes
9

I’d pronounce [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] as raf-eye-el

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10

I go between es-may and es-mee and for rafael I say it more like raf-eye-el

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11

Thank you so much for editing this! :grinning:

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12

I do [name_u]Basil[/name_u], Bay-zil

13

I pronounce [name_m]Rafael[/name_m] somewhere in between raff-eye-ell and raff-uh-ell!

14

same here!

also I pronounce Basil both ways depending on which flows better for a combo!

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15

For [name_f]Esme[/name_f] my pronunciation is more like es-meh and [name_m]Rafael[/name_m] is more rah-fah-el.

16

i think some of these pronunciations are mispronunciations of the actual name. Also, what about “none of the above”???

17

Bah-zil
Roz-lynd
Rah-fye-el