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COMMONLY MISPRONOUNCED CELEBRITY NAMES


Saoirse Ronan
Pronunciation: Seer-sha Row-nin
Origin: Irish. (Saoirse means “freedom”)

Saoirse Ronan has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in period drama Brooklyn, and probably it’s time to learn how to pronounce her name right. The 21-year-old Irish beauty is no stranger to us; with her performance in movies like Atonement and Lovely Bones, she had already proved her prowess long back.


Jake Gyllenhaal
Pronunciation: Jayk Yill-in-hoo-la-hey
Origin: Swedish


Ralph Fiennes
Pronunciation: Rayf Fynz
Origin: Scottish


Adèle Exarchopoulos
Pronunciation: Adele Ex-ar-coop-oo-los
Origin: Greek


Léa Seydoux
Pronunciation: Lee-yuh Say-doo
Origin: French


Amanda Seyfried 
Pronunciation: Amanda Sigh-frid
Origin: Irish


Joaquin Phoenix 
Pronunciation: Wah-keen Fee-niks
Origin: Spanish


Matthew Mcconaughey
Pronunciation: Matthew Mih-con-nuh-hay
Origin: Scottish 


Chiwetel Ejiofor
Pronunciation: Choo-it-tell Edge-ee-oh-for
Origin: Nigerian 


Ioan Gruffudd
Pronunciation: Yo-an Grih-fith
Origin: Welsh


Emily Ratajkowski 
Pronunciation: Emily Rat-a-cow-ski.
Origin: German


Lupita Nyong'o
Pronunciation: Lew-peet-tuh  En-yon-go
Origin: Kenyan 


Djimon Hounsou
Pronunciation: Jee-mahn Hahn-soo
Origin: Beninise 


Shia Labeouf
Pronunciation: Shy-uh Luh-buf
Origin: Hebrew

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