Is there any 'J' or Ja sound in German? How do Germans pronounce names that start with a J in English?

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no 'j' sound in German. names starting with j, pronounced as ya. e.g. Julia is 'yulia'.
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Yes Germans pronounce 'J' as 'Y' so "Ja" is actually pronounced as "Ya". "Josef" will be pronounced as "Yosef".
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