The actor's name — said the 'funky old English' way, as he puts it — is pronounced as 'Rafe' Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and ...

Decades into his Academy Award-winning career, Denzel Washington is setting the record straight on how to pronounce his name. During a Sept. 2 appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "The Equalizer" actor ...

Noah Kahan has emerged as a star in 2023, but his name might be a cause of confusion for some, especially if it’s one of those things you’ve only read and have never heard spoken out loud: How do you ...

Few things are more painful than listening to an out-of-towner stumble over the pronunciation of “Matunuck” or hearing someone bring up “East Green-witch.” Rhode Island has more than its fair share of ...

The pronunciation of Travis Kelce's last name has been disputed over the years. While people often say "Kel-see," Kelce has said in the past that it is actually pronounced "Kels." The Kansas City ...

Africans assign names to their children according to the happening of a certain situation, or after their grandfathers/mothers as a way to keep their names and spirit alive through the family or ...

For months Donald Trump has been agonizing over whether he should call 2024 rival Ron DeSantis “Meatball Ron,” “Ron DeSanctimonious,” or some other nasty nickname. But goofy monikers aren’t the only ...

There is a long “o” sound in the middle and a silent “g” toward the end. The name rhymes with: note, boat, coat and goat. Avoid the urge to pronounce that silent “g” as in words like fought, caught, ...