Josette

Manderlin923 · July 2010

How would you pronounce this?

Josette (with the s sound) or Jozette with more of a z sound?

Just curious- hubby and I don't agree

TIA

NavyGMWife · July 2010

I did it with a Z sound.

GettinNervous · July 2010

GideonsMom · July 2010

S Cosette with a J

mr&mrswelch · July 2010

z sound.

KCooker · July 2010

Maybe it's just because I'm from Southern California and there is a large Spanish speaking population here, but that looks like a female version of Jose to me and would thus be pronounced ho-zette or jo-zette.

AJplusKev · July 2010

Z, but it could be either way, like in Cosette or Josie.

NavyGMWife · July 2010

KCooker:
Maybe it's just because I'm from Southern California and there is a large Spanish speaking population here, but that looks like a female version of Jose to me and would thus be pronounced ho-zette or jo-zette.

I thought the same thing!

dejavu22 · July 2010

Josette w/ an S sound, then you could call her Josie (Jo-c)

laur2534 · July 2010

NavyGMWife:
I did it with a Z sound.

this

lovemytwoboys · July 2010

I think I say more of the 's' sound, similar to the nn Josie.

JLW10 · July 2010

With a z sound.

mrs_tacos · July 2010

GettinNervous:
z

me too.

MrsFoof · July 2010

s sound

SarahReann · July 2010

z sound

Allie30 · July 2010

Z.

queenbone · July 2010

GideonsMom:
S Cosette with a J

This

gibs · July 2010

doesn't really matter because half the people who see it will say it one way and half will say it the other, and it'll never be pronounced right by everyone

amber2718 · July 2010

The name is French, and I know that the original French pronunciation would be with an s sound.

Kinda like this:

https://assets1.babynamer.com/babynamersounds/josette_f.mp3

However, Americans are more likely to pronounce it with a z sound.

starlight8323 · July 2010

Just reading it in my head, I pronounce it with an S sound.

My brain knows it's supposed to be an S sound.

But when I say it out loud, it just comes out w/ a Z sound.

Unless I'm really trying to say it right, then I say it with an S sound, but when I do this, it sounds like I'm OVERpronouncing it with a French accent, and it sounds silly.

Quizzle · July 2010

I say it with an S sound.

Temp984666312503071 · July 2010

I say it with more of an "s" sound.

I love this name! I have a friend named Abigail Josette.

jessicadw · July 2010

Jozette

BetchySprout · July 2010

I know a Josette and she pronounces it Jo-set.

ikissedthecook · July 2010

gibs:
doesn't really matter because half the people who see it will say it one way and half will say it the other, and it'll never be pronounced right by everyone

This, unfortunately.

hawaiibride04 · July 2010

Great name. I pronounced it with an 's' sound.

jnd4zc · July 2010

This is my name. I pronounce it with the z sound, and go by Josie (Jo-z) for short. Very few people I've met use the s sound for Josette, though it happens a lot for Josie.

KurtsWife09 · July 2010

With a "z" sound, my almost XSIL had this name.

MrsHughesNC · July 2010

S, but I also say Josie with an s, not a z... (Jo-see, not Jo-zee)

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