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Many people noticed have names that fans notoriously mispronounce.
For example, Cillian Murphy’s first call is pronounced “KILL-ee-uhn” and “SILL-ee-uhn. “
Ariana Grande also said that her last call technically “GRAN-dee. “
Celebrities are immune to mispronounced names, even if most of us have heard them right at some point.
Some names are possibly more complicated due to the emphasis on the letters, while others have silent letters that put you off.
Read on to see which stars had to spell their names correctly to make it public.
Kim Renfro and Anjelica Oswald contributed to a portion of this article.
Football stars Travis and Jason Kelce’s latest call is technically made up of one syllable, two.
It is pronounced “Kels” and “Kel-SEE”.
The pronunciation depends on which member of the family you’re talking to, though.
During a 2021 interview on the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast, Travis said the correct pronunciation was “Kels. “However, he later claimed that he used either pronunciation.
Meanwhile, his mother, Donna Kelce, told local news station Fox Four in Kansas City that it was pronounced “Kel-see. “
The scenario became even more confusing when Jason told “The 94WIP Morning Show” that his father, Ed Kelce, replaced the pronunciation because he “got tired” of correcting his co-workers who called him “Kel-see. “
“Apparently, the standard pronunciation is ‘Kels, ‘which the rest of my family goes by,” Jason said.
Ed confirmed this story on the brothers’ “New Heights” podcast in 2023.
Although Travis responds to either pronunciation, Jason said his call is “Kel-see. “
Barry Keoghan is recognizable from his roles in “Eternals,” “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Saltburn,” but enthusiasts may not know how to pronounce his name.
It’s pronounced “Keo-gan. “
“It’s pronounced the ‘g’. Or at least it is,” the Irish actor said at Dublin Comic Con 2022. “Maybe I’ve been pronouncing it all these years, but yes, the ‘g’ sound is there. “
Listen to Keoghan say his decision at the beginning of this interview with Esquire.
The first call from “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy is pronounced “KILL-ee-uhn,” “SILL-ee-uhn. “
You can heed the Irish actor’s call at the beginning of this Vanity Fair video.
“Twilight” star Taylor Lautner, who has been acting since he was a child, has never bothered to correct the mispronunciations of nice people.
Your last call is pronounced “LOWT-ner” and “LOT-ner. “
“It’s my fault that no one knows what it really sounds like because I’ve never corrected anyone for decades,” he admitted in an appearance on an episode of “The Unplanned Podcast” in 2023. “Technically it’s ‘Lowt-ner. ‘”
Khloé Kardashian’s call is not pronounced the same way other people call Chloe.
“It’s ‘Khlo-AY,'” said “Watch What Happens Live” host Andy Cohen during an appearance on the “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in March 2021. “‘Khlo-AY’ is the name. There’s a little accent over the name.”
This correct pronunciation was demonstrated through Khloé’s mother, Kris Kardashian.
“I went to interview the Kardashians at Khloé’s house,” Cohen continued. “I walked in and said ‘Khlo-ay,’ and the other women were like, ‘Excuse me?’ And Kris said, ‘Yeah, that’s how she pronounces it. ‘”
A GQ profile of Hollywood icon Steve Buscemi has revealed a common mistake other people make with his name.
Buscemi is known for starring in old movies like “Reservoir Dogs,” “Fargo,” “The Big Lebowski,” and many more. Despite his acknowledgment, other people have been mispronouncing his call for decades. “
It says it’s bou-sem-ee, not bou-shem-ee,” journalist Gabrielle Paiella wrote on the actor’s GQ profile in May 2020.
Ariana Grande grew up differently on her last call.
She said on Beats One that her brother Frankie Grande adopted the pronunciation from “Gran-DEE,” as his grandfather used to say, to “Grawn-DAY,” and stuck.
Hear Grande say it in her interview with Beats One.
“Stranger Things” star Dacre Montgomery’s first name rhymes with “acre.”
Its call is pronounced as the unit of measurement “acre,” but with a “D” in front of it. Montgomery explained how to pronounce his call in an interview with GQ.
You probably said that “Harry Potter” J. K. La last call from Rowling is incorrect.
Its call is not “r-OW-ling”, it is pronounced “ROLL-ing”. But it answers both questions, as many other people in America still emphasize “flow. “
He explained to The Guardian how to say this.
“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot’s last name is commonly mispronounced.
Despite the box office records, other people are still interested in Gadot’s name. When you pronounce your name, be sure to pronounce the “t,” such as “Guh-DOT. “
He explained to Jimmy Kimmel how to say it correctly in a 2016 interview.
Rihanna is a multi-hyphenate icon, but many still say her name wrong.
While many of us might say “Ri-YAWN-a,” she says it’s “Ri-ANNA. “He explained how to say it on “Showbiz Tonight. “
Ralph Fiennes is known for his role as Voldemort, the villain of “Harry Potter”, his real decision is a bit complicated.
It is pronounced as “RAY-ph Fines”. You can hear him talking about him at 4:40 in this “CBS This Morning” video.
The “Th” is a hard “t” sound in “Westworld” star Thandiwe Newton’s first call.
Their call is pronounced “TAN-dee. ” In addition, Newton regained the spelling of his first call-up in 2021.
Stephen Colbert said as much in his 2016 interview with the actor.
Matt Czuchry is for his role as Logan on “Gilmore Girls. “
The first “c” of his last one is silent, which is why it’s pronounced “ZOO-krie”. Hear it in this interview with the Wall Street Journal.
Zendaya has come a long way in Hollywood since her days as a Disney Channel star, but people still mispronounce her name.
Their call is pronounced “Zen-DAY-uh,” not “Zen-DIE-uh. ” The viral video “Zendaya is Meechee” will help you.
Josh Duhamel is known for his role in the “Transformers” movies.
Ignore the “a” when you say “DOO-mel. ” Jimmy Fallon is in this 2015 interview.
Charlize Theron’s last call is pronounced “Su-IN,” “Su-Propio. “
Listen to her on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” here.
“Doctor Strange” star Chiwetel Ejiofor’s last name is pronounced “CHEW-eh-tel Eh-gee-oh-for.”
He talked about it in an interview with Vanity Fair in 2015.
French actress Marion Cotillard is known for “Inception” and her Oscar-winning role in “La Vie en Rose. “
The French actor’s “L” doesn’t say anything. It’s called “Mary-ON Coat-EE-ard. “
Mahershala Ali has proven hers in projects such as “House of Cards,” “Moonlight,” “Hidden Figures” and “Green Book. “
His full name is Mahershalalhashbaz, but his shortened name is pronounced “Ma-HER-shuh-luh.” You can hear him say his full name at the 30-second mark of this ConnTV interview.
American-Irish actor Saoirse Ronan’s first name rhymes with “inertia.”
Ignore the vowels and say “SUR-sha. “
Listen to her on “The Late Late Show With James Corden. “
Alden Ehrenreich joined the “Star Wars” franchise as Han Solo in the 2018 film “Solo. “
His last one is pronounced “AARON-rike. ” He explained it on KiddNation.
Model-turned-actor Cara Delevingne’s last name is pronounced “CAR-uh Dell-uh-VEEN.”
You can hear it in this Wired video.
Quvenzhané Wallis was five years old when she auditioned for “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” which earned her her first Oscar nomination.
This is how his is pronounced: “Qwuh-ven-JUH-neigh. ” Here’s Wallis explaining how to say it.
Milo Ventimiglia is for his roles in “Heroes,” “Gilmore Girls” and “This Is Us. “
Don’t say the “g” in their name. It’s “Wind-ih-ME-lee-uh. ” The hosts of the “Today” program did it.
Domhnall Gleeson has starred in several successful films, the “Harry Potter” and “Star Wars” franchises.
The first is pronounced “MASS-null”, as tonal.
Gleeson told Entertainment Weekly how to say it in 2015.
Oscar nominee Daniel Kaluuya’s last name is pronounced “Kuh-LOO-yuh.”
Stephen Colbert says it correctly during their 2018 interview.
Actor and comedian Tiffany Haddish’s last name is pronounced “HAD-ish,” like radish.
Hear her say it in her 2017 “Saturday Night Live” promo.
Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet’s first call is pronounced “Timo-TAY” and not “Timo-TEE. “
Also, his last name is “Sha-luh-MAY.”
“The genuine pronunciation is ‘Timo-tay,’ but I can’t ask other people to call me that; sounds pretentious,” he told musician Frank Ocean in a 2018 interview.
“The Walking Dead” alum Steven Yeun won an Emmy for his work on the Netflix series “Beef. “
His last name is pronounced “YUN,” like sun. Hear him say it during this interview with Wired.
Noah Centineo is a star for his dazzling role as Peter Kavinsky in the 2018 romantic comedy “To All the Boys I’ve Fallen in Love With. “
Their call is pronounced “Cen-tin-A-oh” and “Cen-ten-KNEE-o”.
Hear the actor say it here.
Demi Moore has been one since the 80s.
Their call is pronounced “Deh-MEE,” as Demi (“DEM-ee”) Lovato calls hers.
Listen to Moore say it here about her ex-husband Bruce Willis.
The first one from Anna Faris is pronounced “AWE-nuh”, like Donna.
She told Time Out that it was “boring” for her.
“I’m worried that other people will think I’m a little pretentious when I say my name,” she said.
In 2018, Chrissy Teigen let enthusiasts know that other people were mispronouncing her name.
Its name is pronounced “TEE-gen”, but also “TIE-gen”.
Fans of X (formerly known as Twitter) were shocked and the cookbook said that she “gave up a long time ago. “
Comedian Hasan Minhaj says other people get his call all the time.
Minhaj’s breakout career moment happened when he hosted the 2017 White House Correspondents’ dinner because nobody else would.
His name is pronounced as “Hassen Min-haj”, without the extra emphasis on “Hah-sahn” or “Min-AH-j”, as most people mistakenly say.
“When I first started acting, other people were telling me, ‘Replace your name,'” Minhaj told Ellen Degeneres in 2019. “And I thought, ‘I’m not going to replace my name. ‘ If you can pronounce Ansel Elgort, you can pronounce Hasan Minhaj. ‘”
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