I was adopted at age 5 from Bulgaria by an American family. My parents Americanized my name, and I've been trying for the past 18 years to correct them. I've come to understand the importance and ...

When I married a guy from the Midwest — whose last name is actually White — I never thought that naming our mixed-race babies would be such a challenge. Just find a beautiful name that we both like ...

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 ...

A woman has shared her story of how she exacted petty revenge on her in-laws for consistently mispronouncing her name. She confessed that while her name isn't "super common", it's not particularly ...

Rumor has it that you've been mispronouncing Adele's name. The Grammy-winning singer set the record straight on the true pronunciation of her moniker during a recent Q&A in celebration of her "I Drink ...

Choosing a baby name isn't always easy. There are thousands of baby names to select, ranging from the traditional monikers many of us would deem "classics" to those that are a little more ...

As a second-generation immigrant, the way I pronounce my name is different to how my parents say it. But it’s my choice, and I refuse to feel guilty about it Like most people, I did not get to choose ...