Gone are the days when Hollywood celebrities had stage names that made them easy to remember in the American home. Nowadays, there’s more diversity in Hollywood than ever (and thank God for that), more international imports than ever (thank you Canada for all of your treasures), and more celebrities refusing to swap their heritage just to make things easier on casting managers (hooray national pride!).
But it also means that it’s easier than ever to see a familiar face in a new Burberry ad and have absolutely no idea how to pronounce his/her name. For those instances, we’ve compiled this handy guide. And if you need similar help pronouncing famous designer names, here are the 50 Designer Brand Names You’re Probably Mispronouncing.
1
Lupita Nyong’o
The right way to pronounce it: Loo-pee-ta Nuh-yon-go (crisply, with the tip of the tongue)
2
Cara Delevingne
The right way to pronounce it: Ka-ra De-le-veen
3
Zosia Mamet
The right way to pronounce it: Zah-shah Meh-mitt
4
Eva Mendes
The right way to pronounce it: Eh-va Men-dez
5
Amanda Seyfried
The right way to pronounce it: Uh-man-duh sigh-fred
6
Rachel Weisz
The right way to pronounce it: Ray-chill Vice
7
Steve Buscemi
The right way to pronounce it: Steve Boo-semi
8
Kaley Cuoco
The right way to pronounce it: Kay-lee Kwo-ko
9
Joe Manganiello
The right way to pronounce it: Joe Man-guh-nello
10
Charlize Theron
The right way to pronounce it: Shar-leez Ther-own
11
Kumail Nanjiani
The right way to pronounce it: Koo-mail Nan-jee-a-nee
12
Saoirse Ronan
The right way to pronounce it: Seer-sha Row-nin
13
Gal Gadot
The right way to pronounce it: Gal Guh-dott
14
Martin Scorsese
The right way to pronounce it: Mar-tin Scor-sess-see
15
Ralph Fiennes
The right way to pronounce it: Rafe Finz
16
Hayden Panettiere
The right way to pronounce it: Hay-den Pan-eh-tee-air
17
Barbra Streisand
The right way to pronounce it: Bar-bruh Strigh-sand
18
Shia LaBeouf
The right way to pronounce it: Shy-a La-Buf
19
Jake Gyllenhaal
The right way to pronounce it: Jake Gil-en-hall
20
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
The right way to pronounce it: Nee-ko-Lie K0-ster Wall-dow
21
Zooey Deschanel
The right way to pronounce it: Zoe Day-sha-nel
22
Chloe Sevigny
The right way to pronounce it: Klo-ee Seh-ven-yee
23
Idris Elba
The right way to pronounce it: Ee-dris El-ba
24
Mads Mikkelsen
The right way to pronounce it: Mass Mi-kel-sen
25
J.K. Rowling
The right way to pronounce it: J-K Rolling
26
The Weeknd
The right way to pronounce it: The Week-end
27
Halle Berry
The right way to pronounce it: Hall-ee Berry
28
Quvenzhané Wallis
The right way to pronounce it: Kwuh-ven-zha-nay Wall-is
29
Mia Wasikowska
The right way to pronounce it: Mee-a Va-si-kov-ska
30
Chiwetel Ejiofor
The right way to pronounce it: Chew-i-tel Ej-i-oh-for
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