Africans assign names to their children according to the happening of a certain situation, or after their grandfathers/mothers as a way to keep their names and spirit alive through the family or ...

Pronunciation can be difficult, subjective and — in the ears of the listener — establish or undermine your credibility as a reporter. These tips from NPR correspondents with a wealth of international ...

We’ve all been faced with a name that’s difficult to pronounce. But not everyone considers the consequences of their mispronunciations. In a piece for Fast Company, Madhumita Mallick, the head of ...

“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare asked in Romeo and Juliet. “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as ...

Pronouncing a person’s name correctly matters, especially in professional situations. Yet those of us with names that may be considered “unusual,” “foreign” or “difficult to pronounce” constantly find ...

Chloe Conrad, a speech-language pathologist, tells PEOPLE which sounds are difficult for young kids to say — and which are the easiest Chloe Conrad, a San Diego-based speech-language pathologist, ...

Growing up in North Carolina as the daughter of two rabbis was hard enough—growing up with a name like mine was even harder. My parents named me Meirav Batsheva. Meirav means abundance in Hebrew. The ...

To ensure professors and students pronounce each other’s names correctly, all University of Minnesota system campuses will implement a name pronunciation software into Canvas next month. The software, ...

All About Jazz is on a mission to help radio hosts and podcasters pronounce your name correctly and we developed the perfect solution by allowing you to pronounce your own name and associate it with ...