Yes, that's why I said sound like, not "sounds the same as".Originally Posted by Pravit
The fact is, and I'm sure you'll agree Pravit, that for an the name Jared in English, you wouldn't spell it with a Ж but with a Дж.
Иосеб Джугашвили - Ioseb Jugashvili. The Georgian language has a similar J sound to English. Thus, when Russians write Georgian names with this J sound, they write Дж.