The young amateur astronomer at the simulation at Launceston (Tas) planetarium says Beetlegerz - must be right then, right? Made me smile. I wonder if it is the most mispronounced star name??
I have always pronounced it Bet-el-jooze since that's my take on Arabic (once I got over the movie mentioned below)
And Formal Hoot - reminds me of my high school socials.