Name with 2 pronunciations

Don't worry about it. We discovered after my DD was born that about half of people pronounce her name a different way. I had no idea. It's been fine. She corrects people when necessary.

At school, she will correct each teacher once and then they will generally know. After that you usually introduce yourself to people so they'll follow your pronunciation.

Surely if someone introduces themselves, you pronounce it by repeating what they said, rather than by how they spell it.

I have a friend called Joao Paulo who goes by JP. I've always assumed he just likes the abbreviation, but maybe he resorted to it because he was sick of being mispronounced!🤔

Well I would initially, due to Rita Hayworth and also to Gilda in Design For Living. But I'd only need telling once, if someone pronounced their name another way.

I’d have no idea what a “soft g” is, but if you introduced me to your child (or later if she introduced herself) I’d learn how to say it. And then would say it like that.

I guess if you were offended or sniffy if people say it incorrectly, and would endlessly be bothered by that then it’s not a good name.

my name is not English, and whilst seems phonetically simple many people ask how to say it etc.
I don’t get annoyed.
I don’t get offended.
I just say it clearly and am warm when people mispronounce it.

when I was younger if i met new people and didn’t think id seem them again I used a different name that in loud places sounds the same. It tickled me that they’d call me Barbara or Sandra.

If you want it pronounced the Italian way then you'll need to correct people, which is fine. Teachers especially should make a point of getting it right and I think it's unfair to expect a child to expect a child to put up with incorrect pronunciation by those who see them a lot. I had a child last year called Joao, he told me I was the first teacher who pronounced it properly, at age 11, that's not fair. It's not even difficult, just make the effort.
OP it would certainly be easier to pick an Italian name that will be pronounced the same in the UK also. We have a Vittoria, a Federica, a Cinzia, a Filippo and a Giacamo locally ans they're called by their name as there's no alternative.

My name is pronounced differently in France vs UK, and it's fine either way. It's never been an issue. It would be a bit strange if an Englishman pronounced it the French way, but not the end of the world.

I think the obvious Italian girl name that will get mispronounced is Claudia as not many will realise it's Cloudier

I wouldn't know how to say it so probably ask. I would be more concerned of teasing around Glinda in Wicked

Theres a famous film called Gilda which means most english speakers will pronounce like the g in goose rather than the g in gin. Blame the latin alphabet!

Both my kids have names like this and they are pronounced one way by all family - once they were old enough they would correct a mispronunciation

in this country most pronounce correct but where they don’t it doesn’t take more than once or twice to correct. Ultimately most are introduced verbally - it’s only things like doctors or places where they are reading the name off the list that they may be mispronounced

Jeelda

Gheelda

It's we a j but as in the French j'adore

I don't understand what the two pronunciations would be.

Gilda as in gillder

And Ilda as in builder without the B, ?

So I just looked up the Italian pronunciation and think it's closer to how most UK people would pronounce it. The other way Guild-a like Hilda might be used if you live in an area with strong Celtic connections but if not it won't be too problematic.

Of course, even more common names get regional variations. In East Anglia we get Meeshell, Eeevon and Eeelane, for example 🤦‍♀️

How is it pronounced? Gilda like the gilded or Jilda?

is it pronounce Jillda in Italian?

My name can be pronounced in 2 different ways. I answer to both though! I did meet a girl with the same name as me recently, who hated the Spanish pronunciation of our name (she was from Miami) So, that's 3 different pronunciations, but they all sound lovely to me! I don't find it a problem.

2 different pronunciations won't bother your DD my DC all answers to their real names and various nicknames.

I think Gilda is a beautiful name with either pronunciation. It should't cause her any confusion.

My friend’s DD is very upset about constantly correcting people and they still get it wrong (mostly teachers). She doesn’t think of the other pronounciation as her name.

It won't be confusing, she will learn very quickly that she has 'two' names. When she grows up she will either have to answer to two names or spend a lifetime correcting people

If you’re planning on staying in the UK you have to accept that 99% of your daughter life she will be called Gilda in the English pronunciation and she will spend her life correcting people.