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Mmmmm...

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a = ah, not eh
e = eh, not ay (my big pet peeve)
h is mute
i = ee, not eye
u = French u, not oo or uh
final e is mute, unless there is a stress

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~~ Claire ~~

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My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July

On this site you can hear how a lot of French names are pronounced:
Boysnames:
http://french.about.com/library/travel/bl-fr-names-m.htm
Girlsnames:
http://french.about.com/library/travel/bl-fr-names-f.htm

The trick is to take a French class.

This will probably work best if you list the names you have in mind. Then I can respond with how to say it.