Wellll!!!............I logged back in this morning, thinking I'd find one or 2 follow-up posts to my original question... little did I know.
A real big "Thank you" to everyone who has added their weight to the discussion.
My original feeling was that,like some other contributors have said, the traditional English/British way with Latin names or words is to slaughter them without mercy. So I'll probably go with Die-ves. But who knows.. Thanks again for all the other info.. Now all I have to do is to start learning it and singing it..
Cheers
Steven