My first name is Dutch. It includes a vowel combination with no equivalent in English, although both long A as in Tanis or U as in "Tunis" (or Tuesday, which i

My first name is Dutch. It includes a vowel combination with no equivalent in English, although both long A as in Tanis or U as in "Tunis" (or Tuesday, which is far closer in origin) are close enough. And not (also valid) "Ee". I suppose the closest might be the French "eau" for my "Teunis". (the way I'm used to saying it almost has an almost silent "r" in it too ...) I usually don't bother. People mess it up regardless, so for unknowns I'll use the "English" name of Tony. I hate it, but it's pronounceable by lots of speakers, including origins of several languages which also have trouble with other parts of my name. "Tony" works phonetically very well for a lot of people.