Recent Examples on the WebPeople change their names for many reasons, including divorce, religion, or to avoid mispronunciation of an unfamiliar name.WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022 One of my earliest memories of our new life in America is of a mispronunciation. Leah Bhabha, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2021 South Asians around the world facepalmed on Inauguration Day when Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, ironically herself no stranger to mispronunciation, employed Ka-MA-La when swearing in the new VP. Rajiv Satyal, Washington Post, 15 July 2021 That's not enough to prevent a common mispronunciation, though. Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, 28 May 2021 As years passed, and Newton began following her professional dreams of being an actress, the mispronunciation just stuck. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 5 Apr. 2021 While Smokey's mispronunciation was funny, some people saw the positivity in the story. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2020 His campaign has called it an innocent mispronunciation.New York Times, 1 Jan. 2021 His mispronunciation sent social media users into hysterics. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2020 See More