[Vocabulary] Pronunciation Help!!

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sophiakim

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I tried online dictionaries and can't seem to find a clear answer to this one..
How would you read/pronounce Jaye (as a girl's name)?
 
I would pronounce it just like the bird - blue "jay". For me, it rhymes with "hay", "may", etc.
 
If the person came from an English-speaking country, I would pronounce it as if there were no "e" at the end. I would assume it was "Jay". It would, of course, depend on the nationality of the girl. If I knew for a fact she was Spanish, I would pronounce it "ha-yay" with the throaty "h" sound at the start.
 
I'd say /ʤeɪ/
 
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