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Eh, I persionally would never do it. But, like you, I live in a culture where adaptations of foreign names are sometimes necessary for ease of spelling or pronunciation, so I guess I’m used to it and don’t mind so much. I’ve seen

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Odri – Audrey
Endi – Andy
Meri – Mary
Nensi – Nancy
Melani – Melanie
Mišel - Michel
Žan –French Jean
Žak - Jacques
Hejli - Hayley
Džoni – Johnny
And many others.

And check out Jamezdin, a Bosnian smush of James Dean, after the actor.