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Fluff: Celebrities with weird names. How the hell do you pronounce that?

 

 

Amanda Seyfried

 

 

 

 

Think Ryan Phillippe is pronounced Phil-eep, or Phil-ee-pay? You’re wrong.

Think Amanda Seyfried is said Say-freed or Sigh-fried? Nup, sit down. You’re wrong again.

If you get a little bit embarrassed when you’re chatting with your friends and trying to impress them with your celebrity knowledge, yet aren’t really sure how to pronounce ‘Delevingne‘ (or spell it, for that matter), you should probably just stop talking and NEVER SPEAK AGAIN.

Kidding, kidding.

All you really need is a lesson in Celebrity 101 – Name Pronunciation.

So let’s get into it then, shall we?

Cara Delevingne

Starting off, we have the beautiful Amanda Seyfried, pictured above.

Sey.fried | sigh-frid |
noun. Celebrity.
A very talented actress with perfect hair.
Amanda Seyfried’s boobs can tell when it’s raining.

Got it? Good, now let’s move on. Cara Delevingne. Hard to spell, even harder to attempt to pronounce, as exhibited by some intoxicated celebrities at the Met Gala. (We’re looking at you, Reese Witherspoon).

Del.e.vingne | del-ah-veen |
noun. Supermodel.
A genetically blessed supermodel with the world’s best eyebrows.
Cara Delevingne’s eyebrow game is strong.

Cate Blanchett

Bonus points if you could say it before reading this post! Next, we have Australia’s acting goddess Cate Blanchett.
It should be easy to pronounce, no? Well no, it’s not. We’ve been saying it wrong since before she came on our radar.

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Jake Gyllenhaal

Blan.chett | blan-chit |
noun. Actress.
Australia’s most famous actress who loves calling out the media on red carpets.
Is Cate Blanchett going to the Oscars? Can’t wait to see what she says about body image this time.

Veering away from the females for a moment, we’ve come to our favourite poster boy for tricky last names, Jake (and Maggie) Gyllenhaal. Use our guide to ensure you don’t embarrass yourself if you ever come face-to-face and share a special connection with Jake Gyllenhaal, like one Mamamia writer did. (Still waiting for you to call, Jake…)

Charlize Theron

Gyll.en.haal | jill-en-haal |
noun. Actor.
An extremely attractive and versatile actor who rocks both the bearded and clean shaven look.
Jake Gyllenhaal dates supermodels. I’ll never have a chance.

Back to the ladies, it’s time to learn how to say ‘Theron’, as in, Charlize Theron.
The actress HATES when people pronounce her name wrong, but hey, can she really blame us? Thair-on, Thrown, Therrrrrr-on. The variations were seemingly never-ending. Until now.

The.ron | ther-en | (sounds like Erin)
noun. Actress.
A gorgeous South African Oscar-winning actress.
Charlize Theron really hates when people say her name like Ther-on.

For those of you who have successfully gotten to this point, congratulations! Think you can handle more?

 

Behold, our gallery of 36 celebrity names we all struggle to pronounce.

After this, you’ll basically be ready to host your own Oscar’s after party. Or at least not embarrass yourself in the totally unlikely event that you ever run into one of them at a Starbucks.
Alexander Skarsgard - The name is pronounced as Skars-gord.
Amanda Seyfried - Her name is said like sigh-frid.
Anna Faris seems like it would be an easy name to say, but it's actually pronounced Ah-na Fa-ris, not Anna.
Cara Delevingne's name has been proven to be difficult for other celebs to pronounce - exhibit A, Reece Witherspoon at the Met Gala. But it's actually quite simply. Say it with us, now: Del-ah-veen.
Cate Blanchett is not prounced Blan-chet, as previously thought. It's blan-chit.
Catherine Zeta Jones - It's Zay-ta Jones, not Zee-ta.
Avril Lavigne's husband, Chad Kroeger. His surname is actually pronounced kroo-ger.
Charlize Theron gets verrryyy frustrated with people who pronounce her last name wrong. It's actually Ther-en, rhymes with Erin. We're sorry, Charlize.
You could be forgiven for not knowing how to pronounce this Oscar winner's name. Chiwetel Ejiofor's name is actually pronounced Choo-ih-tell Edge-ee-oh-for.
Clare Bowditch. Her name is pronounced Boh-ditch. Bow, like a bow in your hair.
Demi Moore. It's actually Duh-mee Mor, not deh-mee.
Famke Janssen's name is pronounced like Fom-kuh Yans-Sen
Gabourey Sidibe. The actress's name is said like Gab-or-ay Sih-dih-bay
Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal have a unique last name, which is pronounced like jill-en-hall, not gil-en-hall.
Jared Leto. The Oscar winner's name is pronounced as Let-oh, not Lee-toh.
Possibly one of the hardest names in Hollywood, Joaquin Phoenix's name looks scarier than it is. It's pronounced Wah-keen Fee-niks
Julianne Hough. The actress's surname is pronounced as Huff.
Lupita Nyong'o's name is actually pronounced with a silent G. Say it like Lew-pee-tuh Nyong-oh.
Martin Scorsese. The director's name is commonly mispronounced. His name is said like Mar-tin skor-seh-see, not skor-say-see.
Mia Wasikowska. Looks like it should be phonetic, but it ain't. Her surname is pronounced like Vah-shee-kof-ska.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. The Game of Thrones star pronounces his name as Nee-ko-ly Cos-ter wall-dow
Rachel Weisz. The actress's surname is pronounced as 'Vice'.
Ralph Fiennes. Voldemort's name is actually pronounced Rayf Fynz.
Ralph Lauren. Everyone always, ALWAYS says this wrong. It's loh-ren, like the girl's name.
Ryan Phillippe. The actor's name is actually said like fill-ip-ee.
Saoirse Ronan. The Irish actor's name is a tricky one... It's said like Seer-sha Ro-nan
Shia Labeouf. The controversial actor's name is pronounced as Shy-a La-buff.
Dr Seuss is actually pronounced as Soyce. WHAT. MIND = BLOWN.
Vera Farmiga pronounces her surname as Far-mee-ga.
Zach Galifianakis. The hilarious actor's name is pronounced as Zak Gal-if-in-ak-is
Zoey Deschanel. The funny lady with the world's biggest eyes says her name like Zoh-ee Day-sha-nel
Chloe Sevigny's name is pronounced Kloh-ee Sev-uh-nee, not seven-yay.
Eva Mendes is a little bit tricky. Her name is actually pronounced Ay-va.
Idina Menzel. No, it's not Adele Dazeem. Her name is actually pronounced as I-dee-na Men-zel. The I at the start of 'Idina' is said like the word 'it', without the T.
Milla Jovovich. Her name is said like Mee-lah Yoh-ve-vich.
Quvenzhane Wallis. The teeny tiny actress's name is arguably the hardest in Hollywood to conquer. It's said like Kwa-varn-shuh-nay Wallis.

Can you think of any other celebrities with difficult-to-pronounce names?

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