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I think that people should pronounce the name however they want to, but they need to be understanding when other people don't, or can't. My little sister is called Kyriaki, and where we grew up, that's pronounced to rhyme with teriyaki. It's properly pronounced Kee-ree-ah-KEE. This drove my dad crazy, but she's never cared, because it's not their fault they can't pronounce Greek names properly. I couldn't pronounce names like Gwenllian and Greetje properly if I tried. For names with multiple accepted pronounciations, like Hel-en-ah vs. He-lain-ah, then you just pick the one you like best and roll with it. The kid may change it someday, or others might use another accepted pronounciation, but that's actually a cool part of the multiple pronounciation names-you can play around with how your name sounds without ever changing it.