The effort to pronounce a name correctly is a small way of making room for its owner.

Getting a name right costs a minute of awkwardness and says something out of proportion to the effort: that this person is worth a small difficulty, and that they need not shrink their name to fit your mouth. People used to being mispronounced usually stop correcting anyone, and then quietly notice who tried. The easier version they offer is often a compromise made for everybody else’s comfort.

Ask how it is said, repeat it back, write down the sounds if that helps. Getting it wrong while genuinely trying is fine. Reaching for the shortened form without asking is the part that lands badly.