These weren’t the top names we expected when we saw this headline . . .
Someone found the most mispronounced names in English by looking at how often they’re looked up on the pronunciation site Forvo.
They analyzed more than 12,000 names, and the two that people have the hardest time with are . . . Anne and James. (???)
It’s because they included searches from all over the world, not just the U.S. Names we think of as straightforward aren’t that obvious elsewhere.
Here are the Top 10 English names people in other countries struggle with . . .
1. Anne
2. James
3. Lauren
4. Evelyn
5. Christian
6. Eleanor
7. Ashley
8. Robert
9. Jane
10. Joan
A few more that made the Top 20: Heather . . . Hugh . . . Gary . . . Lisa . . . Jack . . . Katie . . . and Cyan.
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