> > > > A lot of Finnish men get mistaken for women in international communication because their first names end in an "a". I am one of them, my former boss is another.
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> > > Let me write that down. . . . Joona is male. Unfortunately, I have a history of gender confusion here on Rinkworks. It can be very embarassing.
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> > Yes, I'm male.
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> I used to know a man named Jonah, like in the Bible. I wonder if Jonah and Joona are pronounced the same.

Almost. The J in front of my name is not pronounced like j in jelly, but like y in yellow. The stress is on the first syllable, and the o is a bit longer than the a.