I’ve been pronouncing Rihanna’s name wrong for literal YEARS I fear.

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How it's actually pronounced: "RAY-ven si-mo-NAY" 

How it's actually pronounced: "BREN-dan FRAY-zer"

How it's actually pronounced: "huh-DALE"

How it's actually pronounced: "STEEV boo-SEM-ee"

How it's actually pronounced: "LIND-zee LOW-en"

How it's actually pronounced: "KEH-shuh"

How it's actually pronounced: "ree-ANNE-uh"

How it's actually pronounced: "SUR-sha ROW-nin"

How it's actually pronounced: "HASS-en min-HAJ"

How it's actually pronounced: "dem-EE MOHR"

How it's actually pronounced: "JUST-in the-ROO"

How it's actually pronounced: "shar-LEEZ THER-in"

How it's actually pronounced: "zen-DAY-uh"

How it's actually pronounced: "kriss-EE TIE-gen"

How it's actually pronounced: "FLOOR-ence PEW"

How it's actually pronounced: "AAH-van JO-ghee-uh"

How it's actually pronounced: "ah-ree-AN-uh grand-EE"

How it's actually pronounced: "ah-LEE-see-ah SIL-ver-stohn"

How it's actually pronounced: "DEN-zil WAA-shuhng-tun"

How it's actually pronounced: "ah-MAN-duh SIGH-fred"

How it's actually pronounced: "jo MAN-gah-nello"

How it's actually pronounced: "gal gah-DOTE"

How it's actually pronounced: "kwah-VAN-ja-NAY WALL-iss"

How it's actually pronounced: "CHEW-it-ell edge-EE-oh-four"

How it's actually pronounced: "RAYF FINES"

How it's actually pronounced: "DAN-yell kah-LOO-ya"

How it's actually pronounced: "TAY-ler LOWT-ner"

How it's actually pronounced: "KEER-stuhn DUHNST"

How it's actually pronounced: "loo-PEE-ta NYONG-oh"

How it's actually pronounced: "EYE-la FISH-ur"

How it's actually pronounced: "kuh-MEE-luh kuh-BEH-yo”

How it's actually pronounced: "MY-low ven-teh-MIL-lee-ah"

How it's actually pronounced: "NO-ah SEN-tin-AY-yo"

How it's actually pronounced: "mah-HER-shuh-luh ah-LEE"

How it's actually pronounced: "mar-ISH-kah HAR-gih-tay"

How it's actually pronounced: "YOO-uhn muh-GREH-gur"

How it's actually pronounced: "EM-uh-lee rah-tuh-COW-ski"