Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few things are more painful than listening to an out-of-towner stumble over the pronunciation of “Matunuck” or hearing someone ...

If you ever traveled around the world and stayed for long enough to get caught in the new country’s culture and language, you most probably know how hard it is to get the foreign names right. Whether ...

We’ve all been faced with a name that’s difficult to pronounce. But not everyone considers the consequences of their mispronunciations. In a piece for Fast Company, Madhumita Mallick, the head of ...

Have a confusingly long first name you never use -- or a consonant-heavy last name -- that even your friends can't pronounce? A new Facebook feature recently spotted on some users' profiles is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a ...