22 Celebs With Hard-To-Pronounce Names But Don't Worry, I Sounded Them Out For Ya
Never sound like your mom again.
Saoirse Ronan: suhr-sha row-nin
Rhymes with "inertia."
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Anna Faris: ah-na fair-is
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Joe Manganiello: jo man-guh-nello
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Domhnall Gleeson: don-null glee-son
Rhymes with "tonal."
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Chiwetel Ejiofor: chew-it-tell edge-e-oh-four
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Gal Gadot: gal ga-dote
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Amanda Seyfried: ah-man-duh sigh-fred
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Alicia Vikander: ah-lis-see-a vi-can-derr
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Idris Elba: ih-driss elle-ba
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Rachel Weisz: ray-chul vice
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Milo Ventimiglia: my-low ven-ti-me-lee-ah
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Quvenzhané Wallis: kwah-ven-zhuh-nay wall-liss
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Rihanna: ree-anne-nah
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Charlize Theron: shar-leez thur-ron
Honestly, there's some back and forth about this: some say "thur-ron," some say "throne," and some say "there-in" so if you know the right answer, tell me!
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Ralph Fiennes: rafe fines
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Josh Duhamel: josh doo-mell
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Jake Gyllenhaal: jayk jil-lin-hall
If you want to do the authentic Swedish pronounciation then it would be "yill-en-hawl."
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Mariska Hargitay: ma-rish-ka har-geh-tay
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Lupita Nyong'o: loo-pi-ta kneeyong-oh
So while some might put a breath before "yong," the "n" and "yong" should actually be said together with a space before the "oh."
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Djimon Hounsou: jai-min han-soo
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Taissa Farmiga: tie-e-sa far-me-ga
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Melissa Benoist: mel-iss-a beh-noist
The last part of her name rhymes with "moist."
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