While Chappell might look like it's pronounced "Sha-pell," it's actually "Chap-uhl," like the church. Her last name is pronounced "Rone." The stage name was inspired by her late grandfather, Dennis K.

On Thursday, she tweeted about how people often pronounce her name wrong. She clarified the correct pronunciation is "My-tray-yee Ra-ma-krish-nin." Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Maitreyi ...

Across the United States, the unique pronunciation of local cities and towns is more than just a quirk of regional dialects — it is a cultural touchstone shared with new arrivals, tourists, and even ...

“One commonly mispronounced dog breed is the Bichon Frise, which is often called a “bee-chon," says Jonathan Solis, dog ...

If you don’t have an English sounding name, the chances are that, in a Western country, it's almost always mispronounced. Take my name, for instance. I think it's easy enough but it has not only been ...

This article was originally published in June 2017. For such a small state, New Jersey is packed with towns — 565, to be exact. And many of those towns, townships, boroughs and cities have multiple ...