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[arbus.livejournal.com]

has anyone heard the name josiane?

we are madly in love with josie but want a longer version. we have had various small issues with the other possibilities (josephine and josette) so are just kind of still searching. then we stumbled on this.

we saw it on a dvd at the video store yesterday and we both kind of love it, but are unsure what the correct pronunciation is. i am assuming its french, and did not find it on babynames.com

thanks!

ETA: what do you think of it?

ETA: thanks everyone for all the suggestions but i was really just trying to find out how to pronounce it. my husband and i long ago ran the gamut of JO- names, every single one you guys listed here crossed our paths, and the only two we like are josephine and josette, as i stated in the post. this one caught our eye the other day and we both seemed to like it, but we wanted to find the correct pronunciation before deciding for certain. thanks to anyone that can help with what the proper pronunciation is!

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[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Think Baby Names.com says Josiane is pronounced like jo-sie-anne. In fact, they also list the spelling Josianne as a legit variant. I kind like it--I think Josie would be a perfect nickname for Josiane/Josianne!

[arbus.livejournal.com]

oh i didnt see it listed anywhere on babynames.com thanks for your thoughts :)