A pronunciation flash

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I have heard several pronunciations of the new Hungarian Prime Minister's surname. Hungary is one of the family name first places, so as he would think of it, his name is Magyar Péter. How could people not vote for someone with a name like that? It would be like USians voting for Captain America, sort of. Wikipedia has the IPA pronunciation, but also helpfully says the family name is MAHD-yar. I suddenly thought about the gy combination. Years ago I was acquainted with two unrelated people whose surname was Nagy. One pronounced it nay ghee (which is to say, like clarified butter, not like gee whiz). The other person pronounced it Nahzh. This is America. They can do that.

Edit: How is Giertz pronounced Yetch? (I mean, see above, it is what it is, but goodness)
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/imagining-and-building-with-inventor-and-youtuber-simone-giertz/