Hi John. That’s a great question and I’d like to take this opportunity to try if I may to correct the spelling and pronunciation that many Americans struggle with when visiting Scotland.
First off there are towns in the US that are called Edinboro and Glascow they take on that spelling and it’s fine that folk pronounce it that way in the US. But here in Scotland it does rattle a few people when they hear our city’s being pronounced Edinboro and Glascow.
A wise word of caution when visiting a Scottish pub and you happen to use any of those pronunciations your appin to get an earful and a sprinkling of profanities thrown in just to add a splash of colour (note the spelling) from the local drunk sitting at the bar. You have been duly warned.
Let’s first take a look at Edinburgh. Americans will typically pronounce the second half of the name as boro or borro if they are trying to impress by Rolling their R’s. That’s a BIG NO NO over here,
You will note from the spelling that Edinburgh doesn’t have an O vowel but has a U as in UP and there in lies the secret. Burgh is pronounced Burr Ah or Burr Uh. Try it Ed - in - burr - Ah - or - Ed - in -burr Uh there’s a lifting of the note at the end not a dropping of the sound as in boro
To answer the question - Does Edinburgh have a different name - the answer is yes but it’s not what you might think.
To quote Wiki
“Dunedin (/dʌˈniːdɪn/ ( listen) duh-NEE-din; Māori: Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.”
Pronouncing the City of Glasgow as Glas will have any Glaswegien turn on you like a red raging bull.
So gow is pronounced go as in stop and go. Not cow as in moo
There are many videos on YouTube where some folk from Scotland have tried to cover this topic but sadly none seem to be able to contain themselves and get overwhelmed with the overuse of profanities. A sad reflection on Real Scots who know when and where to use those words more effectively.
So I found this tourist board video where the pronunciation of Edinburgh & Glasgow are correct but you’ll need to keep a sharp ear out because she doesn’t repeat the names. Enjoy.