Katy Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I've known two people who spell it that way, one of them pronounced it Jo-Anne, one pronounced it Joan-ney. Every time I read your name I alternate pronunciations, so I thought it was time to ask. Edited to add a poll because... fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abba12 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I'll add a third pronunciation, just plain Joan, spelt 'exoticly'. I know a lady like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I pronounce her name as Jo-Anne. :) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 This is how I am voting and if we're wrong it doesn't matter because Joanne gets no say in this poll ;) Challenge accepted! I'll add a poll! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I didn't even know there were other pronunciations of that spelling. Now the butchering of my own name makes so much more sense, if even Joanne can be messed with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamonlyone Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 And, oddly, my mom gave me the middle name "Joan" and it is pronounced...Jo-anne. Why, you may join me in asking? Because that is her middle name and spelling, and my grandparents were taught that was the pronunciation of Joan of Arc when they were in school in the 1920s. Go figure. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Well, in my sad little corner of the world, people slur words together so horribly that speaking with clear diction sounds weird... it would be pronounced "Juh'wann" or maybe more like "J'wann" And names like Elizaa beth get shortened to 5 letters- "Lzbth." :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 My middle daughter misspelled her middle name Joann on an official state document. She said that she didn't know how to spell it and asked dh and he just said no e, so she put Joan on the form. I told her that's not even Joann (as in Joe Ann), that's Joan! I called and there is no way to change the spelling on this form. It so so stupid! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 My middle daughter misspelled her middle name Joann on an official state document. She said that she didn't know how to spell it and asked dh and he just said no e, so she put Joan on the form. I told her that's not even Joann (as in Joe Ann), that's Joan! I called and there is no way to change the spelling on this form. It so so stupid! My husband misspelled my son's middle name on his birth certificate and now my son is stuck with it. It was meant to be spelled Nicholas but my dh spelled it Nicolas. At least it was only a middle name. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Joan-ney? so is the "ney" pronounced with a long a or a long e? Or something else I can't even think of? FWIW I pronounce her name Jo-anne. ETA: I had a teacher--Mrs Ney--who pronounced her name with a long a. So when I first saw Joan-ney I read it as Joan Nay. But I'm guessing I'm supposed to read as Joan-Nee, like Jour-ney. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Joan-ney? so is the "ney" pronounced with a long a or a long e? Or something else I can't even think of? FWIW I pronounce her name Jo-anne. ETA: I had a teacher--Mrs Ney--who pronounced her name with a long a. So when I first saw Joan-ney I read it as Joan Nay. But I'm guessing I'm supposed to read as Joan-Nee, like Jour-ney. :D Yes, I meant Joan-Nee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RKWAcademy Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 My husband misspelled my son's middle name on his birth certificate and now my son is stuck with it. It was meant to be spelled Nicholas but my dh spelled it Nicolas. At least it was only a middle name. My husband did the EXACT same thing, as that is my son's name. Fortunately, it wasn't on the birth certificate, it was just a form for the NICU, so his little name tag on his incubator said Nicolas until I pitched a fit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I didn't even know there were other pronunciations of that spelling. Now the butchering of my own name makes so much more sense, if even Joanne can be messed with. I'd pronounce it to rhyme with Cheryl/Sheryl. I didn't know there was any alternative pronunciation of Joanne, but I do know a "jo-ANN" whose name is spelled Joan. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I've known two people who spell it that way, one of them pronounced it Jo-Anne, one pronounced it Joan-ney. Every time I read your name I alternate pronunciations, so I thought it was time to ask. Edited to add a poll because... fun! Are you sure she isn't just using Joanie/Joaney as a nickname? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I'd pronounce it to rhyme with Cheryl/Sheryl. I'd pronounce it to rhyme with Daryl and Carol. 'Cause it has an A, not an E... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I'd pronounce it to rhyme with Daryl and Carol. 'Cause it has an A, not an E... I pronounce all of those names the same way—they rhyme. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I pronounce all of those names the same way—they rhyme. Nope, not here. But then, marry and merry don't rhyme for me either... ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I pronounce all of those names the same way—they rhyme. :iagree: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Your name? Taryl, right? I'd assume that was pronounced Tar-il (short "a", accent on the first syllable), and I can't imagine that any other pronunciation is even possible. Am I wrong? It rhymes with Carol. I've been called Terrell (emphasis on the last syllable), Tarly, Tara, Tar-Il (first syllable rhymes with tar, last sounds like eel), Daryl, Taryn, you name it. And my last name is a weird German one that gets equally butchered. My kids all have very pedestrian, easy, phonetic names with their most typical spelling as a reaction to this :lol: And I'm still pulling for Jo-Ann on the pronunciation front for this thread :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I'd pronounce it to rhyme with Cheryl/Sheryl. I didn't know there was any alternative pronunciation of Joanne, but I do know a "jo-ANN" whose name is spelled Joan. Yup, rhymes with those, too. You're apparently smarter than half the people I've met in my life who have been reading it off of forms and attendance rolls ;) In my melting pot region of the U.S, Daryl, Carol, Cheryl, Sheryl, and Taryl all rhyme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Yup, rhymes with those, too. You're apparently smarter than half the people I've met in my life who have been reading it off of forms and attendance rolls ;) In my melting pot region of the U.S, Daryl, Carol, Cheryl, Sheryl, and Taryl all rhyme. According to all those regional pronunciation charts, Mary, merry and marry all rhyme in most of the US. We here in our little section disagree, but at least we have the Brits on our side. (and maybe the Aussies??) I didn't think of Sheryl/Daryl as being part of the merry/marry thing, but FWIW, Sheryl has the same vowel sound as merry, and Daryl and Carol have the same first syllable as marry. And none of them rhyme with Mary. Nope. :D ETA. And Jo-Ann is the only way to pronounce Joanne. Hopefully Joanne agrees. ;) Don't know what's up with those other folk. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 In my area (west coast south and west coast faaaar north) we pronounce both Daryl and Carol like dare-l and care-l. The L sound is tacked onto the main syllable, no distinct vowel enunciation. In that sense, maybe the best phonetic pronunciation of my name is tare-l. Again though, waaaaay more difficult than Joanne, which has but ONE pronunciation :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RioSamba Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 And, oddly, my mom gave me the middle name "Joan" and it is pronounced...Jo-anne. Why, you may join me in asking? Because that is her middle name and spelling, and my grandparents were taught that was the pronunciation of Joan of Arc when they were in school in the 1920s. Go figure.I know a JoAn (yes, there is a capital A in the middle of the name). The pronunciation is identical to yours. As for our Joanne, if she is other than Jo-Anne it's going to be a struggle for me. I was in second grade when I learned the proper pronunciation of Penelope. I don't think I stopped saying Pen-eh-lope in my head until junior high! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 In my area (west coast south and west coast faaaar north) we pronounce both Daryl and Carol like dare-l and care-l. The L sound is tacked onto the main syllable, no distinct vowel enunciation. In that sense, maybe the best phonetic pronunciation of my name is tare-l. Again though, waaaaay more difficult than Joanne, which has but ONE pronunciation :lol: This tangent on pronouncing your name and the others that rhyme with it (or not) reminds me of the confusion surrounding Laurie/Laura/Lauren in my little piece of the world. Some pronounce these names with a strongly "or" sound: LOR-en. Others (including myself) say this as an "ar" sound - LAR-en. Sometimes parents, obviously attempting to clear up all possible confusion, spell it as "Lor-" but I know others who want the "-or" pronunciation, but the name is spelled with the "au" combination. It is emphatically hard for me to see the name "Lauren" yet pronounce it as "Loren." Lauren was actually one of DH's favortie names, and I liked it a lot as well, but I did not want to use this name for exactly this reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Are you sure she isn't just using Joanie/Joaney as a nickname? Yes, I'm certain. She ranted extensively. I guess she was having a bad day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 This tangent on pronouncing your name and the others that rhyme with it (or not) reminds me of the confusion surrounding Laurie/Laura/Lauren in my little piece of the world. Some pronounce these names with a strongly "or" sound: LOR-en. Others (including myself) say this as an "ar" sound - LAR-en. Sometimes parents, obviously attempting to clear up all possible confusion, spell it as "Lor-" but I know others who want the "-or" pronunciation, but the name is spelled with the "au" combination. It is emphatically hard for me to see the name "Lauren" yet pronounce it as "Loren." Lauren was actually one of DH's favortie names, and I liked it a lot as well, but I did not want to use this name for exactly this reason. I answer to all pronunciations of my name. It really doesn't worry me. My MIL called me LA-ruh and one friend calls me LAOW-ruh. It's all the same to me. I'm not Lauren or Lorna, however. This is how I say my name, FWIW: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1hgi3lkhGpr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 According to all those regional pronunciation charts, Mary, merry and marry all rhyme in most of the US. We here in our little section disagree, but at least we have the Brits on our side. (and maybe the Aussies??) Mary, merry, marry: http://vocaroo.com/i/s0eJ5ubOdUTQ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistyMountain Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 This tangent on pronouncing your name and the others that rhyme with it (or not) reminds me of the confusion surrounding Laurie/Laura/Lauren in my little piece of the world. Some pronounce these names with a strongly "or" sound: LOR-en. Others (including myself) say this as an "ar" sound - LAR-en. Sometimes parents, obviously attempting to clear up all possible confusion, spell it as "Lor-" but I know others who want the "-or" pronunciation, but the name is spelled with the "au" combination. It is emphatically hard for me to see the name "Lauren" yet pronounce it as "Loren." Lauren was actually one of DH's favortie names, and I liked it a lot as well, but I did not want to use this name for exactly this reason. I always pronounced Lauren as LOR en. The au says aww so I am not sure why someone would need to use an or to make it sound like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistyMountain Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 According to all those regional pronunciation charts, Mary, merry and marry all rhyme in most of the US. We here in our little section disagree, but at least we have the Brits on our side. (and maybe the Aussies??) I didn't think of Sheryl/Daryl as being part of the merry/marry thing, but FWIW, Sheryl has the same vowel sound as merry, and Daryl and Carol have the same first syllable as marry. And none of them rhyme with Mary. Nope. :D ETA. And Jo-Ann is the only way to pronounce Joanne. Hopefully Joanne agrees. ;) Don't know what's up with those other folk. In the regional area I came from we do the correct pronunciation of merry, Mary and marry like the Brits too. The rest of the country is wrong. ;) I agree about Sheryl and Carol too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 My husband misspelled my son's middle name on his birth certificate and now my son is stuck with it. It was meant to be spelled Nicholas but my dh spelled it Nicolas. At least it was only a middle name. My friend spelled her Nicolas that way on purpose! A friend of mine and her husband had planned to name their daughter Stephanie. She had an emergency c-section and for some reason the birth certificate people came before she was out of recovery. He filled it out and they went on their way. He spelled her name Steffanie. When she discovered what he had written, she asked him why and he honestly thought that's how it was spelled. They decided to just leave it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 This tangent on pronouncing your name and the others that rhyme with it (or not) reminds me of the confusion surrounding Laurie/Laura/Lauren in my little piece of the world. Some pronounce these names with a strongly "or" sound: LOR-en. Others (including myself) say this as an "ar" sound - LAR-en. Sometimes parents, obviously attempting to clear up all possible confusion, spell it as "Lor-" but I know others who want the "-or" pronunciation, but the name is spelled with the "au" combination. It is emphatically hard for me to see the name "Lauren" yet pronounce it as "Loren." Lauren was actually one of DH's favortie names, and I liked it a lot as well, but I did not want to use this name for exactly this reason. UGH! my girls all have friend swith those names! Lauren and Laurel, and a Laura. I can't keep them straight, and never seem to pronounce them right. Then there were the two friends names Alana. One was vehemently uh-LAY-nuh, the other uh-lawn-uh. :001_rolleyes: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 okay...since we're going off the plantation on "Joanne"... what about Maura. Is is "Mara", "Mai-rah", or "Moy-rah" (rhymes with "Toy-rah) or some variation thereof? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnwife Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 okay...since we're going off the plantation on "Joanne"... what about Maura. Is is "Mara", "Mai-rah", or "Moy-rah" (rhymes with "Toy-rah) or some variation thereof? Well, my vote re: the OP is Joe-Anne. As for Maura, it's not any of your options. It's "More-uh." Moira is "Moy-rah." 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Well, my vote re: the OP is Joe-Anne. As for Maura, it's not any of your options. It's "More-uh." Moira is "Moy-rah." I thought so too, but I have a friend who pronounces it Mara. More of a Mar-rah though. Then I've heard people pronounce it Moy-rah. I'm.so.confused. :willy_nilly: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 This tangent on pronouncing your name and the others that rhyme with it (or not) reminds me of the confusion surrounding Laurie/Laura/Lauren in my little piece of the world. Some pronounce these names with a strongly "or" sound: LOR-en. Others (including myself) say this as an "ar" sound - LAR-en. Sometimes parents, obviously attempting to clear up all possible confusion, spell it as "Lor-" but I know others who want the "-or" pronunciation, but the name is spelled with the "au" combination. It is emphatically hard for me to see the name "Lauren" yet pronounce it as "Loren." See, here Laura/Lora sound exactly the same. Lara would be LAR-a (with the ar from car). Do you pronounce Laura/Lara the same? Now you have me thinking further. Lara I'd pronounce first go with the AR from car, but I think if I saw Laren, my first reaction would be to rhyme it with Karen, not with Lara. I have a friend of Swedish descent that does pronounce her name Karin with the AR from car, but that's not the normal pronunciation here... As for Maura, it's not any of your options. It's "More-uh." Yes, Maura rhymes with Laura/Lora. :D 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 This conversation is hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I knew a Lara, and she introduced herself as "Lara not Lara." Since I heard her say both lair-a and lah-ra when we met, I couldn't remember which one was right the next time I saw her, so I just avoided saying her name. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I can't stand the suspense! Joanne, where are you!? How do you say your name?? I'm 99% positive she'll say Joe Ann. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I can't stand the suspense! Joanne, where are you!? How do you say your name?? I'm 99% positive she'll say Joe Ann. I'm 100% positive she will and that the two people who voted Joan-ney are spoofing us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 This meme seems appropriate. I know Maureens hear their name mispronounced all the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Well, my vote re: the OP is Joe-Anne. As for Maura, it's not any of your options. It's "More-uh." Moira is "Moy-rah." The only Moira I know pronounces it "more-uh." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 And, oddly, my mom gave me the middle name "Joan" and it is pronounced...Jo-anne. Why, you may join me in asking? Because that is her middle name and spelling, and my grandparents were taught that was the pronunciation of Joan of Arc when they were in school in the 1920s. Go figure.That is exactly my mom. My grandparents were taught Jo-Anne of Arc so mom spent her whole life explaining in her case Joan was pronounced Jo Anne. She often just went by Jo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I knew a Lara, and she introduced herself as "Lara not Lara." Since I heard her say both lair-a and lah-ra when we met, I couldn't remember which one was right the next time I saw her, so I just avoided saying her name. I knew a mom of a little girl whom she called, "Bree-AH-nuh!" (Briana) She would become irrationally furious with anyone pronouncing the name as "Bree-ANN-uh." I wondered why she would choose a name that is bound to cause her constant irritation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 See, here Laura/Lora sound exactly the same. Lara would be LAR-a (with the ar from car). Do you pronounce Laura/Lara the same? Now you have me thinking further. Lara I'd pronounce first go with the AR from car, but I think if I saw Laren, my first reaction would be to rhyme it with Karen, not with Lara. I have a friend of Swedish descent that does pronounce her name Karin with the AR from car, but that's not the normal pronunciation here... Yes, Maura rhymes with Laura/Lora. :D Yes, to me they sound the same; I would pronounce it with the "ar" from car. But some people pronounce this more like the "or" from "corn." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acorn Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 If you'll don't mind a Dugger question, how do they pronounce Joy Anna and Johanna? I think they would be too similar for sisters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Of all the opportunities for a poll regarding the poster named Joanne, I would not have guessed name pronunciation. I didn't know there were options! I am named after my maternal grandmother. Her middle name is the Norwegian version of Joanne; definitely pronounced specifically. I named my dd after both her grandmothers. It's Joe-Ann. I've had to explain spelling, but never how to say it. "Joanne, only the "j" capitalized, one word, with an 'e'." 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristie in Florida Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I haven't participated in this thread but I kept up with it and I am very excited to finally have an answer! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 If you'll don't mind a Dugger question, how do they pronounce Joy Anna and Johanna? I think they would be too similar for sisters. Joy Anna just like you think. Johanna = Joe Hannah. But they actually call her Hannie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I have a friend whose name is spelled Joan, but pronounced as Joe Ann. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 That is exactly my mom. My grandparents were taught Jo-Anne of Arc. Jehanne (which is the spelling, not the pronunciation): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Joan_of_Arc Incidentally, people seem to insist on mispronouncing Johanna. I introduce myself using American English phonics Joe-Hannah (like mentioned above), but people keep calling me Joe-huh-nah. Not sure why. And then they keep asking me about the correct pronunciation, and I'll say that I don't care, and I listen to pretty much anything, but then half a year later they'll ask again, lol. Should have stuck with my middle name (which I went by since birth), but gave up on because it's too hard for Americans. I thought Johanna would be easier. Apparently not. Of course, it's *really* pronounced yoe-huh-nah, but since I never went by my first name until I'd been living in the US for 8 years it's not like I care about the Dutch pronunciation. Besides, it's a very old-fashioned-sounding name to me in Dutch (slightly better in English, though hardly newfangled). Oh well. I should switch to Jo. Maybe people would be able to pronounce that. Maybe. People can be very creative in mispronouncing things though. But, regarding Joanne, I figured there might be *some* people out there pronouncing it Joan, but I'd say Joe-An if I had to read it aloud from a list. And apparently I got Taryl right too. Yay! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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