I welcome the conversation, and not just because I have been called anything from Rodolfo to Rodrigo, Roberta or even José. Rather, it is because it brings attention to the one domain where it is ...

I stared, frozen at a website my colleague sent me to record how to correctly pronounce my name. All I have to do is record myself saying it, and I’ll have a link for the benefit of others, but I ...

Google can listen to you pronounce a name and learn from it. I was JUST thinking about this topic yesterday... my housemate is named Maryam, but invariably Google speech-to-text will write it as ...

Denzel Washington explains on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” the proper pronunciation of his first name and how his mother changed the ...

In public radio we do our utmost to get things right, including the pronunciation of names and places. It shows we know our stuff and conveys respect — for the people we report about and the people ...

Highest 2 Lowest' actor Denzel Washington has shared the correct way to say his name after years of mispronunciations.

The actor's name — said the 'funky old English' way, as he puts it — is pronounced as 'Rafe' Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and ...

She's one of the well–known actresses in the world – but it turns out you've probably been saying Kirsten Dunst's name wrong this entire time. The star, 43, lamented people getting the pronunciation ...

Inhabited by a succession of Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Scandinavians and Normans, Britain has spent centuries simmering into a confusing toponymic soup of counties, cities and castles. Over time, ...

Chinese brands are moving into foreign markets as never before. The way they are perceived when they arrive depends not just on the quality of their product but also on their name. A few companies are ...

Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of rogue consonants and surprise vowels. That’s because ...