Phonetics of "Gary" ???

[j4mes_bond25]

Which is widely used phonetic for the noun "Gary".

I've heard BOTH "g{r.i" (vowel as in "hat") and "ge@.ri" (diphthong as in "care", "mary", etc.)

[mykwyner]

Here in the southeastern US it sounds like "Gay-ree."

[Ouisch]

In the midwest, it rhymes with "Mary."

[j4mes_bond25]

Originally Posted by mykwyner

Here in the southeastern US it sounds like "Gay-ree."

Don't know but for some reason, I feel less comfortable with using the diphthong "eI" as you've used, as it occurs in "pay, stay, bay", etc.

I feel like it should rather have a diphthong "e@" as in "care, bear, mare", etc.

But then again, it may vary from region to region & hence you'd be right in using the diphthong "eI" instead.

How about a vowel "{" i.e. the one that occurs in "hat, bat, cat", etc. ???

[j4mes_bond25]

Originally Posted by Ouisch

In the midwest, it rhymes with "Mary."

If it rhymes with "Mary" then I'm certain that it has to have diphthong "e@" i.e. as it occurs in "care, bear, mare", etc.

[Ouisch]

Yes. The way we pronounce it in the Midwest, anyway. The further south you go, the more they'll add that long "a" sound, so that it comes out as "Gay-ree," as Myk said.