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The first name of the Oscar-nominated Beasts of Southern Wild star is, fittingly, a beast. But it has a lovely backstory: "Quven" combines her parents' first names (Qulyndreia and Venjie), while "zhane" is Swahili for "fairy."
PRONUNCIATION: Kwuh-VEN-jah-nay Wall-iss
But how do you pronounce Saoirse Ronan, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Demi Moore, and more? Scroll through our gallery to find out! [Image Credit: Wenn]
No matter how many souls inhabit her head in The Host, it's a safe bet none of them would be a able to correctly pronounce the ingenue's first name, Irish for "freedom," correctly.
PRONUNCIATION: SEER-sha Ro-nahn [Image Credit: FayesVision/Wenn]
It was easy for the actress to get wrapped up with being nice in her Mummy days when people would mispronounce her last name, but after winning an Oscar for The Constant Gardener, she told press she'd start correcting fans. "In America, everyone says it wrong," she told 'New York.' "I learned to be polite."
PRONUNCIATION: RAY-chull Vice [Image Credit: Wenn]
The actor has been vocal about his dislike for his name, which translates to "Thank God for Beef." Still, his name's more survivable than Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
PRONUNCIATION: SHY-uh Luh-BUHF [Image Credit: Cinzia Camela/Wenn]
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