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Something for everyone interested in hair, makeup, style, and body positivity.Celebrity·Posted 5 minutes ago37 Celebs Whose Names We Mispronounced For Years Before They Corrected Us
I've been pronouncing Rihanna's name wrong for literal YEARS I fear.
by Lauren GarafanoBuzzFeed Staff
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1. Raven-Symoné
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How it's actually pronounced: "RAY-ven si-mo-NAY"
2. Brendan Fraser
Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic
How it's actually pronounced: "BREN-dan FRAY-zer"
3. Adele
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How it's actually pronounced: "huh-DALE"
4. Steve Buscemi
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How it's actually pronounced: "STEEV boo-SEM-ee"
5. Lindsay Lohan
Bravo / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "LIND-zee LOW-en"
6. Kesha
Phillip Faraone / Getty Images for Fanatics
How it's actually pronounced: "KEH-shuh"
7. Rihanna
Axelle / FilmMagic
How it's actually pronounced: "ree-ANNE-uh"
8. Saoirse Ronan
Amy Sussman / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "SUR-sha ROW-nin"
9. Hasan Minhaj
John Lamparski / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "HASS-en min-HAJ"
10. Demi Moore
Dominique Charriau / WireImage
How it's actually pronounced: "dem-EE MOHR"
11. Justin Theroux
Sean Zanni / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "JUST-in the-ROO"
12. Charlize Theron
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How it's actually pronounced: "shar-LEEZ THER-in"
13. Zendaya
Michael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "zen-DAY-uh"
14. Chrissy Teigen
Michael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "kriss-EE TIE-gen"
15. Florence Pugh
Karwai Tang / WireImage
How it's actually pronounced: "FLOOR-ence PEW"
16. Avan Jogia
Mike Coppola / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "AAH-van JO-ghee-uh"
17. Ariana Grande
Angela Weiss / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "ah-ree-AN-uh grand-EE"
18. Alicia Silverstone
Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "ah-LEE-see-ah SIL-ver-stohn"
19. Denzel Washington
Kevin Winter / Getty Images for Turner
How it's actually pronounced: "DEN-zil WAA-shuhng-tun"
20. Amanda Seyfried
Theo Wargo / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "ah-MAN-duh SIGH-fred"
21. Joe Manganiello
Rich Fury / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "jo MAN-gah-nello"
22. Gal Gadot
Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "gal gah-DOTE"
23. Quvenzhané Wallis
Kena Betancur / AFP via Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "kwah-VAN-ja-NAY WALL-iss"
24. Chiwetel Ejiofor
Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "CHEW-it-ell edge-EE-oh-four"
25. Ralph Fiennes
Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "RAYF FINES"
26. Daniel Kaluuya
Emma Mcintyre / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "DAN-yell kah-LOO-ya"
27. Taylor Lautner
Greg Doherty / WireImage / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "TAY-ler LOWT-ner"
28. Kirsten Dunst
Frazer Harrison / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "KEER-stuhn DUHNST"
29. Lupita Nyong'o
Leon Bennett / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "loo-PEE-ta NYONG-oh"
30. Isla Fisher
Frazer Harrison / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "EYE-la FISH-ur"
31. Camila Cabello
Telemundo / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "kuh-MEE-luh kuh-BEH-yo”
32. Milo Ventimiglia
Emma Mcintyre / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "MY-low ven-teh-MIL-lee-ah"
33. Noah Centineo
Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "NO-ah SEN-tin-AY-yo"
34. Mahershala Ali
Amy Sussman / Getty Images for Deadline
How it's actually pronounced: "mah-HER-shuh-luh ah-LEE"
35. Mariska Hargitay
Hippolyte Petit / WireImage / Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "mar-ISH-kah HAR-gih-tay"
36. Ewan McGregor
Paula Lobo / ABC via Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "YOO-uhn muh-GREH-gur"
37. Emily Ratajkowski
Bravo / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
How it's actually pronounced: "EM-uh-lee rah-tuh-COW-ski"
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