George Clooney, Meryl Streep and other voice actors had to be persuaded, but a new PBS documentary (mostly) leads by example in stressing the first syllable.

Gabourey Sidibe is offering a history lesson. The Precious actor set the record straight on how to pronounce her last name after admitting fans have been saying it wrong over the years. “Again, ...

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 ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — In Oakland, a homecoming celebration was held for native Alysa Liu after winning a historic gold medal in last month’s Olympics. During Thursday afternoon’s celebration, Liu ...

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 ...

While recently discussing his love of football and NFL players who share his name—including Cleveland Browns corner back Denzel Ward and two additional Denzels on the Arizona Cardinals—the Malcolm X ...

Case Western Reserve University has partnered with NameCoach, a web-based tool that allows students to record the pronunciation of their name. NameCoach empowers students to record their names from ...