Some celebrity have menage name , but that does n’t mean we are aver those names correctly . And even when these celebrities examine to correct folks who are mispronouncing their names it often break in one ear and out the other . Here are the names of five noted masses whose monikers have been butchered for many years ( plus the correct pronunciations ) .
1. Adele
The singer / songwriter recently shook the world when shecongratulated a calleron a talking show for pronouncing her name aright . She noted that it should be " Ah - DELL " rather than " Uh - DELL,“reported Rolling Stone . But even though she tell it out loudly , people disaccord on what they heard . CNN saidit was actually pronounced " Uh - DALE . " And one expert on speech modification claimed that Adele did n’t sound out the last " l " in her name , so we shouldbe saying it as " Uh - Delaware - u. “Well , no matter what her fans call her , Adele continues to sell a boatload of record album each twelvemonth , plus is headline a long - look Ceasar ’s Palace residency in Las Vegas .
2. Aaliyah
The tardy , great vocalizer Aaliyah no doubt sting her spit more than a few time when her name was mispronounced . But finally , she courteously told"The belated Late Show " host Craig Kilborn in 2000 that it ’s " AH - lee - yah , like Muhammad Ali . " Not " Ah - LEE - yah , " which is how most people say it . She even tried to get ahead of the problem by putting the pronunciation of her name on the blanket of her first record album . That did n’t seem to exploit , but at least the singer can lie in heartsease knowing her name enliven a fresh generation . In fact , as of 2022 Aaliyah is the61st most pop child namefor little girls ; it was nonexistent on the baby name chart before 1992 and begin take off in 2000 .
3. Lindsay Lohan
She famously played a persona named Cady Heron in " Mean Girls , " whose first name was supposed to be said " Cad - ee , " but everyone slaughter into sounding like " Katie . " No doubt this was conversant territory for Lindsay , whose last name has been misspoken for two - plus decades as " Lo - HAN . " However , if herpersonal TikTokis any indicant , which it should be , it ’s actually pronounced " Low - nut . " Zero emphasis on the " h. " Minds blown .
4. Jake Gyllenhaal
Nope , it ’s not " JILL - en - HALL " or whatever you think it is . ActorJake Gyllenhaal’sSwedish surname is supposed to be pronounced " YEEL - en - Hyl - luh . " Watch himsay it for Conan O’Brien . Gyllenhaal differentiate the lecture show host that only in Sweden and in Ikea ( the Swedish department store ) is his name pronounced aright .
5. Ariana Grande
Blame this one on Starbucks culture . The pop star topology ’s last name is traditionally pronounced " GRAN - dee , " but most of the world eff her as " GRAN - Clarence Shepard Day Jr. . " The populace is n’t totally to blame though , because at some point , Ariana say , her sidekick Frankie initiate saying " GRAN - day . " However , she prefers thetraditional pronunciationbecause that ’s how her Grandpa said it . Awwww .
