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We live in a multicultural world, so it's natural that our favorite celebrities have ancestry from all over the globe. For some celebrities, this means that their names can have origins in languages we're not familiar with, and if we don't speak that language, we might struggle to pronounce them correctly. In this gallery, you'll find a list of celebs with names that are often mispronounced. Of course, we'll tell you how to pronounce the names correctly!
Browse through and find out which names you have been pronouncing right, and those you haven't...
Barbra Streisand is a legendary figure in music thanks to an incredible career spanning six decades. By this point, you'd think we'd know how to say her name, but apparently, we've been getting it wrong! “My name isn’t spelled with a ‘Z,'” she said in a 2023 interview with the BBC. “It’s Strei-sand, like sand on the beach. How simple can you get?” Streisand took this complaint directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook when she heard that even Siri was pronouncing it incorrectly! Thankfully, Cook was open to her feedback. “Tim Cook was so lovely,” Streisand confirmed. “He had Siri change the pronunciation.” She added, “I guess that’s one perk of fame!”
Taylor Lautner shocked fans with the realization that we've been saying his name wrong for over a decade! The actor and child star first hit the big time back in 2008 when he was cast as Jacob in the 'Twilight' film series as a teenager, and though we've all been pronouncing "LOT-ner," while appearing on 'The Unplanned Podcast With Matt & Abby' he announced, "It is technically LOWT-ner." He added, “It is my fault that nobody knows how it’s actually pronounced because I never corrected anybody for decades.”
Lindsay Lohan is one we thought we had all figured out, which was why it was a surprise to hear her pronounce it differently when she launched her TikTok account. She shared a quick intro vid saying "Hey everyone. It’s Lindsay Lohan," and the crowd went wild. She pronounced her name "Lowen," rather than the expected "Low-han" like the rest of us have been saying for decades!
If you speak fluent Spanish and English, you should have no problem pronouncing the Oscar-winning actor's name. If not, we'll help you out. This is how to pronounce it: Wah-KEEN FEE-niks.
Can you pronounce the comedic actor's Greek surname? It's GAL-i-fe-nak-iss.
The 'Precious' (2009) star's name is pronounced GAB-or-ay SIH-dih-bay.
Remember the actress with cool orange locks in 'The Fifth Element' (1997)? Like her character's hair, the actress' name is quite original too. It's pronounced MEE-lah YOH-ve-vich.
The 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' (2012) actress' first name is actually a combination of the first syllables of her parents' first names (Qulyndreia and Venjie). The actress name is pronounced Kwuh-VEN-jah-nay Wall-iss.
The Australian actress has both British and Polish ancestry. Her name is pronounced MEE-uh VAH-shee-KOF-ska.
You probably know the Danish actor from the hit show 'Game of Thrones.' But can you pronounce his name? It's Nee-ko-LY COS-ter Wall-DOW.
The actor has Italian, German, Austrian, Croatian, and Armenian ancestry. This is how you pronounce the 'True Blood' star's name: Joe MANG-gə-NEL-oh
The Welsh actor also has a somewhat challenging name to pronounce. YO-an GRIH-fith is how you say his name.
Like her real name, Helen Folasade Adu, Sade is sometimes mispronounced. It's shar-DAY.
The famous actor has Ashkenazi Jewish and Cajun ancestry. This is how you pronounce his name: SHY-uh Luh-BUHF.
You probably have heard the director's name so many times that you're likely familiar with it now. The correct pronunciation is MAR-tin skor-SEH-see.
The English actress has Hungarian-Jewish roots from her father's side and Italian-Austrian Jewish heritage from her mother's side. Her name is pronounced RAY-chull Vice.
The late Irish singer-songwriter's name is often mispronounced. This how you pronounce it: shih-NAID o-KAH-nur.
The actor's surname is a bit of a tongue twister, but fear not. This is how you pronounce it: Mih-KAH-nuh-hay.
The Belgian-Australian music artist found great success with the 2011 hit 'Somebody That I Used to Know.' Go-tee-YAY is how to pronounce his stage name.
Sources: (IMDb)
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We live in a multicultural world, so it's natural that our favorite celebrities have ancestry from all over the globe. For some celebrities, this means that their names can have origins in languages we're not familiar with, and if we don't speak that language, we might struggle to pronounce them correctly. In this gallery, you'll find a list of celebs with names that are often mispronounced. Of course, we'll tell you how to pronounce the names correctly!
Browse through and find out which names you have been pronouncing right, and those you haven't...