Some names are easy to pronounce, and some just aren’t. There are certain celebrity names we get wrong all of the time, and we’re here to put an end to it. Here are 21 celeb names we pronounce wrong all of the time.
Quvenzhane Wallis
You might say: Qua-ven-zhane
But it’s really: Qua-VARN-zhane
Sidney Poitier
You might say: Port-ee-ay
But it’s really: Pwat-ee-ay
Rihanna
You might say: Ree-ah-na
But it’s really: Ree-anna
Djimon Hounsou
You might say: Di-ji-mahn Hoonsoo
But it’s really: Ji-mon Hahn-soo
Giancarlo Esposito
You might say: Juan-carlo
But it’s really: Gee-ahn-carlo
Carmen Ejogo
You might say: Nope
But it’s really: E-joe-go
Thandie Newton
You might say: Th-andy
But it’s really: Tandy
Idris Elba
You might say: Ee-dris or Ee-drees or Ih-dris -dris
But it’s really: Eh-dris
Dulé Hill
You might say: Dool
But it’s really: Doo-lay
Dr. Seuss
You might say: Soos
But it’s really: Soy-ce (I know, right?)
Alek Wek
You might say: Al-ek
But it’s really: Uh-lek
Catherine Zeta-Jones
You might say: Zee-tah
But it’s really: Zay-tah
Chiwetel Ejifor
You might say: Pass
But it’s really: Choo-ee-tell Edge-ee-oh-for
David Oyelowo
You might say: Not even gonna go there
But it’s really: Oh-yellow
Charlize Theron
You might say: Th-err-on or Th-er-own
But it’s really: Thrown
Lupita Nyong’o
You might say: Knee-on-go
But it’s really: En-yawn-go
Gabourey Sidibe
You might say: Sid-ih-bay
But it’s really: Si-DIH-bay
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
You might say: Try again
But it’s really: Em-bat-ah
Martin Scorsese
You might say: Score-SAYs-ee
But it’s really: Score-sez-ee
Barack Obama
You might say: Bah-rack
But it’s really: Bah-rock
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