How do you pronounce Joseph?

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DH and I have called our newborn baby son Joseph, which we pronounce "JO-siff". However, I've noticed that most other people say "JO-ziff", and I wondered if it was a dialect thing or just personal preference. How do you say Joseph and where are you from? I'm in SE England.

It'll be Joe, however you pronounce it how.

Neither

Jo-seff

South east

JO zuff NE Eng

Jo-ziff
(Bedfordshire)

I have a Joseph and pronounce it "Jo seff". I'm in the South East.

JO-zeff. South west. Definitely a zeff not a ziff or a siff.

My brothers Joseph and my mum always made a point of saying it's Jo Suff

I've only ever heard one pronunciation. I'm not sure which of yours it would sound like (although it definitely doesn't have a z sound in it so probably the first one). Could you do an IPA transcription or link to an audio recording, I'm quite curious to heat what the other one would sound like.

Jo zef

I have a lovely son with this name and it's always been Jo sff. It my all be academic soon as most people use Joe.

Jo siph

or is it Joziff
hmm

I've been murmuring it under my breath trying to work it out! I think I probably go with the "s" sound most of the time but might veer towards a "z" sometimes too, so I'd say in between. I doubt I'd normally notice which version someone else was using. SE England crossed with Australian upbringing.

I personally dislike "us" with a "z" in it so I can understand why you are asking!

I'm Irish and would say it with an S rather than a Z, but both pronunciations are pretty common in my experience.

Jo-ziff. I grew up in Essex.

I'm now a couple of counties away, in Norfolk, and people generally say Jo-zuff or maybe Jo-suff.

Jo-ziff (from Leeds.)

It'll be Joe, however you pronounce it how.

Not necessarily true, my brother is 19 and still Josef. I work with a Joseph too.

Jo Zeff ( Wales)

Jo-ziff

But weirdly, if I were to say 'Mary and Joseph', I'd say 'Jo-siff'

Unhelpful I know!

It's a fantastic name though OP an regardless of pronunciation, you should go for it

Joz-uv

I have one - Joe-seff - London.

I've always called him Joe but now he is an adult he uses Joseph. Never, ever Joey Bleurgh.

Jo seff also from SW. My DS asked his female nursery teacher called Jo if it was short for Joseph 😂 He still prefers Joseph good choice op he will get confused at nativity time when Charlie/Olly or Sam is Joseph.

Jo seff

Joe-seff

Jo-seff