37 Celebs Whose Names We Mispronounced For Years Before They Corrected Us

37 Celebs Whose Names We Mispronounced For Years Before They Corrected Us
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37 Celebs Whose Names We Mispronounced For Years Before They Corrected Us

I've been pronouncing Rihanna's name wrong for literal YEARS I fear.

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1. Raven-Symoné

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How it's actually pronounced: "RAY-ven si-mo-NAY" 

2. Brendan Fraser

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Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic

How it's actually pronounced: "BREN-dan FRAY-zer"

3. Adele

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David M. Benett / Dave Benett / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "huh-DALE"

4. Steve Buscemi

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Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "STEEV boo-SEM-ee"

5. Lindsay Lohan

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Bravo / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "LIND-zee LOW-en"

6. Kesha

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Phillip Faraone / Getty Images for Fanatics

How it's actually pronounced: "KEH-shuh"

7. Rihanna

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Axelle / FilmMagic

How it's actually pronounced: "ree-ANNE-uh"

8. Saoirse Ronan

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Amy Sussman / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "SUR-sha ROW-nin"

9. Hasan Minhaj

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John Lamparski / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "HASS-en min-HAJ"

10. Demi Moore

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Dominique Charriau / WireImage

How it's actually pronounced: "dem-EE MOHR"

11. Justin Theroux

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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

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Michael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "zen-DAY-uh"

14. Chrissy Teigen

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Michael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "kriss-EE TIE-gen"

15. Florence Pugh

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Karwai Tang / WireImage

How it's actually pronounced: "FLOOR-ence PEW"

16. Avan Jogia

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Mike Coppola / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "AAH-van JO-ghee-uh"

17. Ariana Grande

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Angela Weiss / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "ah-ree-AN-uh grand-EE"

18. Alicia Silverstone

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How it's actually pronounced: "ah-LEE-see-ah SIL-ver-stohn"

19. Denzel Washington

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Kevin Winter / Getty Images for Turner

How it's actually pronounced: "DEN-zil WAA-shuhng-tun"

20. Amanda Seyfried

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Theo Wargo / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "ah-MAN-duh SIGH-fred"

21. Joe Manganiello

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Rich Fury / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "jo MAN-gah-nello"

22. Gal Gadot

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Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "gal gah-DOTE"

23. Quvenzhané Wallis

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Kena Betancur / AFP via Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "kwah-VAN-ja-NAY WALL-iss"

24. Chiwetel Ejiofor

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Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "CHEW-it-ell edge-EE-oh-four"

25. Ralph Fiennes

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Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "RAYF FINES"

26. Daniel Kaluuya

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Emma Mcintyre / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "DAN-yell kah-LOO-ya"

27. Taylor Lautner

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Greg Doherty / WireImage / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "TAY-ler LOWT-ner"

28. Kirsten Dunst

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Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "KEER-stuhn DUHNST"

29. Lupita Nyong'o

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Leon Bennett / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "loo-PEE-ta NYONG-oh"

30. Isla Fisher

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Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "EYE-la FISH-ur"

31. Camila Cabello

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Telemundo / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "kuh-MEE-luh kuh-BEH-yo”

32. Milo Ventimiglia

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Emma Mcintyre / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "MY-low ven-teh-MIL-lee-ah"

33. Noah Centineo

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Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "NO-ah SEN-tin-AY-yo"

34. Mahershala Ali

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Amy Sussman / Getty Images for Deadline

How it's actually pronounced: "mah-HER-shuh-luh ah-LEE"

35. Mariska Hargitay

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How it's actually pronounced: "mar-ISH-kah HAR-gih-tay"

36. Ewan McGregor

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How it's actually pronounced: "YOO-uhn muh-GREH-gur"

37. Emily Ratajkowski

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Bravo / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

How it's actually pronounced: "EM-uh-lee rah-tuh-COW-ski"

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