This episode of Defining Safe covers the frequent mispronunciation of non-Western names. In this episode, we look into the phonetics of pronunciation and hear the perspective of students whose names ...

Navigating the world as the parent of a child with a unique or difficult-to-pronounce name can be a constant source of frustration. When I named my daughter Chiara, I never considered that people ...

“It doesn't bother me ... I just kindly correct people,” the ‘Scouting for Christmas’ star told PEOPLE of mispronunciations Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, ...

"People have told me to change it over the years, but my dad is always saying, 'Never change your name!'" she noted, per the outlet. "My middle name is O'Hara, so it's a pretty epic name. Emily O'Hara ...

Have you been saying Brendan Fraser's name wrong? Well don't worry because the actor, 54, is here to set the record straight on how to pronounce it correctly. "It's Fraser," he said. "You shave with a ...

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Getting Siri to pronounce a complex or foreign-sounding name can be a challenge. Why? Because Siri’s method of determining how to pronounce proper names depends on your device’s system language. In ...

New research suggests a person's name, specifically hard-to-pronounce ones, could make the difference between landing a job or their resume ending up in the reject pile. What's in a name? Well, maybe ...