A wave of parents is quietly rethinking baby-name shortlists, drawn to something warm, storied and surprisingly modern. In conversations at antenatal ...

From Brancepeth to Staithes and Ushaw Moor, the North East has a number of place names that are often mispronounced.

Mariska Hargitay has clarified exactly how her name is supposed to be pronounced. During Tuesday’s episode of the Good Hang podcast hosted by Amy Poehler, the Law & Order actor opened up about the ...

A consistent feature of Donald Trump's second presidency has been gaffes, with the US President regularly confusing the names of countries he claims to have helped in securing truces. On Friday, Trump ...

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Massachusetts was the fifth hardest name for Americans to say correctly. It was also the fifth hardest state name to spell. The study found ...

Welsh fans of RuPaul's Drag Race have been "losing it" as a drag queen from the Rhondda Valleys has made their debut on series seven of the reality competition show. 26-year-old Catrin Feelings from ...

While some parents pass names down through the generations, others come up with unique monikers for their bundles of joy. That's exactly what one mum decided to do when naming her daughter - but while ...

While some parents pass names down through the generations, others choose unique monikers for their little ones. One mum did just that when naming her daughter, but despite considering it a "simple" ...

Arizona has its fair share of place names that outsiders, and sometimes even locals, struggle to pronounce. If you’ve ever pronounced Prescott as “Press-scott” instead of “Press-kitt” or called the ...

Tennessee is among the most difficult state names to spell. See where it ranks. This one's a doozy. Language website Preply recently named the most difficult city names to pronounce in each state.