B Robson wrote:
> The poll of my Japanese co-workers so far:
>
> How do you say 弥優
> YAYU: 3
> YAYUU: 2
> MIYU: 0
>
> Take the extra U with a grain of salt, I have a cloth ear for long
> vowel sounds, being an Aussie and all.

Of course Japanese have a stronger association with ya than with mi because
of the word yayoi. That wasn't the question.