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A person\u2019s own name is the sweetest sound in their native language, but turns out these stars rarely hear theirs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While some celebs like <\/span>Emma Stone<\/strong><\/a> and <\/span>Warren Beatty <\/strong>purposefully go by <\/span>slightly<\/span><\/em> changed names professionally, other stars have assimilated to the wrong pronunciation so seamlessly, you might not even know it\u2019s incorrect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>My name is not actually pronounced Den<\/span>zel<\/span><\/em>,\u201d <\/span>Denzel Washington<\/strong> clarified during a September appearance on<\/span> Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/span><\/em><\/a> \u201cMy name is pronounced <\/span>Den<\/span><\/em>zel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n However, the mispronunciation is something <\/span>The Equalizer<\/span><\/em> star actually encourages, since it began with his mother <\/span>Lennis Washington<\/strong>, who used the unique pronunciation to distinguish between him and his father, <\/span>Denzel Washington Sr.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cMy mother would say, \u2018<\/span>Den<\/span><\/em>zel?\u2019 and we\u2019d both show up,\u201d he recalled. \u201cSo she said, \u2018From now on, you\u2019re Den<\/span>zel<\/span><\/em>.\u2019 That\u2019s how we got it pronounced Den<\/span>zel<\/span><\/em>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Similarly, <\/span>Jason Kelce<\/strong> and <\/span>Travis Kelce<\/strong><\/a> use an incorrect version of their last name\u2014 \u201cKel-see\u201d\u2014stemming from their dad <\/span>Ed Kelce<\/strong>. <\/span>After all, the p<\/span>recise surname is actually \u201cKels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n