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Ariana Grande
Pronounced: Ari-ah-nuh Gran-dee
In a Beats 1 interview, the pop star revealed that her grandfather pronounced their last name with an “ee” sound, but her brother changed it back to the Italian version.
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Zendaya
Pronounced: Zen-day-uh
After hearing her name in a video by internet personality Gabriel Gundacker, the Euphoria star took to Twitter to confirm that, yes, it’s pronounced “Zen-day-uh” and not “Zen-die-uh.”
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Timothée Chalamet
Pronounced: Tim-o-tay Shal-uh-may
In an interview for VMan Magazine, the Call Me By Your Name actor revealed the real pronunciation of his name, adding: “But I can’t ask people to call me that; it just seems really pretentious.”
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Chrissy Teigen
Pronounced: Kris-ee Tie-gen
In 2018, the Cravings cookbook author revealed on social media that we’ve all been saying her name incorrectly, but she gave up on correcting people “a long time ago.”
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Khloé Kardashian
Pronounced: Klo-ay Kar-dash-ee-an
During an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Andy Cohen revealed that the accent on Khloé’s name is actually there for a reason.
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Rihanna
Pronounced: Ree-an-nuh
The “Work” singer has been trying to tell us for years that “Ree-ah-nuh” is incorrect. Need proof? Just listen to her say her name in this video for British Vogue.
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Daniel Kaluuya
Pronounced: Dan-ee-el Kuh-loo-yuh
Even the Get Out star is shocked that some people have learned to correctly pronounce his name. In 2018, the actor told GQ, “People started knowing how to pronounce my surname. Like, how has that happened?”
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Saoirse Ronan
Pronounced: Sur-sha Ro-nan
The Little Women actor made it easy for people when she wore a sign around her neck on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that said, “Hello, my name is Sur-sha.”
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Lupita Nyong’o
Pronounced: Loo-peet-uh Nee-yong-oh
If you’re unsure how to pronounce the Black Panther star’s name, worry not. She revealed the correct pronunciation in an Instagram video from 2014.
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Charlize Theron
Pronounced: Shar-lees Throne
After years of people debating if her last name was pronounced “there-in,” “thur-own,” or otherwise, the actor set the record straight on The One Show when she said it’s pronounced “Throne” with a slight roll of the “r.”
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Milo Ventimiglia
Pronounced: My-lo Ven-te-meel-ee-uh
If you think the This Is Us star’s surname is hard to pronounce, it’s apparently even more difficult to write. In 2017, his castmates tried to spell out his name, and let’s just say some of them had a really tough time.
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Emily Ratajkowski
Pronounced: Em-uh-lee Rat-uh-kow-ski
We know you probably want to pronounce the “j” in the model’s name, but try to hold back. It’s silent.
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Jake Gyllenhaal
Pronounced: Jake Yil-en-hoo-luh-hay
While it’s true that the Americanized version of the actor's last name is pronounced “Jill-in-hall,” he said in an interview with Conan O’Brien that the Swedish pronunciation is actually very different.
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Cara Delevingne
Pronounced: Cah-ruh Del-uh-veen
Can’t pronounce the model’s name? Reese Witherspoon can’t either. “I love you Cara, but if you force me to say your last name, I'll be f*cked,” the Big Little Lies star said in a video from the 2014 Met Gala.