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[Opinions] How would you pronounce this?

by Bex

11/9/2005, 6:42 PM

As some of you know, my friends had a baby boy Jai. They pronounce it Jye, but everyone said that it looks like Jay.

How would you pronounce it at sight?

(btw their other kids are: Laura, Samuel, Jacob & Zachariah)

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- Cambria (Korrine)

11/11/2005, 9:13 AM

I would say Jay, but a girlfriend of mine knows a guy who goes by Kiah, which he prn KYE. That spelling is only slightly more intuitive imo.

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- Jae

11/10/2005, 11:58 PM

I would assume that it was Jay.

- Isla

11/10/2005, 12:34 PM

I wouldn't know how to pronounce it, but at first glance I'd assume Jay.

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- Kristen (iamkristen)

11/10/2005, 12:16 PM

I would say Jay.

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- Jaime (JaimeLouise)

11/10/2005, 11:00 AM

I thought "Jay" to myself. I can understand why they would pronounce it to rhyme with Kai, though.

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- Tiffany (guest)

11/10/2005, 9:32 AM

I'd say JYE, to rhyme with Ty & Kai. Jay wouldn't make sense, I don't think...

- Pink Princess

11/10/2005, 2:36 AM

I would pronounce Jai as Jye. If I wanted it to be Jay, then I would spell it Jay!

- Shannon (scharf)

11/9/2005, 9:07 PM

i pronounce it Jye...probably because of the name Kai. If i had never heard of Kai i would probably pronouce it Jay.

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- mum2bubba (guest)

11/9/2005, 8:45 PM

I say Jye.

- Ciarda

11/9/2005, 8:35 PM

I would pronounce it JYE. I had been pronouncing Jai from Queer Eye as JYE and was disappointed to find out it was JAY. I dislike the name Jay for some reason.

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- Arcadia

11/9/2005, 7:56 PM

My first instinct would be to pronounce it Jye since I'm so used to seeing Kai, but it's actually supposed to be pronounced like Jay.

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- LadyBug18

11/9/2005, 7:35 PM

On sight I'd pronounce it like Jay and I think I'd like that better than Jye because it sounds like eye, pie, sky! At least with Jay you could call his Jay Jay wich I think is really cute! :)

- KSchex

11/9/2005, 6:56 PM

definitely "Jay"

- kelly

11/9/2005, 6:55 PM

Hehe... if you saw my answer to your other post, you know I would pronounce it liek Jay.

- Lindsay (LindsSans)

11/9/2005, 6:48 PM

Jai... its pretty popular around here, like Kai, so that's why I would lean that way.

Jai does seem like an odd choice with those other names though. Hmm, have to think about that one...

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- I_Love_Jesus

11/9/2005, 6:44 PM

What do u think of these twin girl names for a show I saw.

Tania (tah-nee-ah)

Taniya (tah-ny-ah)

- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)

11/9/2005, 6:43 PM

I would pronunce it Jay. Saying JYE makes no sense to me.

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