The French are the authority on French names, yes. Just because you're speaking a different language than the name originated from doesn't mean you change the pronunciation of the name.
Yes, it does actually. It's the same reason why Aeris gets prononuced as eye-riss, and not air-iss or worse, air-ee-soo.
You don't call someone named Jose "jyoe-say" or "jyohz" do you?
No, but hoh-zay doesn't sound stupid either.
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