While Chappell might look like it's pronounced"Sha-pell," it's actually"Chap-uhl," like the church. Her last name is pronounced"Rone." The stage name wasIn an episode of"New Heights," Travis, his brother, Jason, and their father, Ed, revealed that their last name — commonly pronounced Kel-see — is actually pronounced as a single syllable: Kels.
Rihanna is not, in fact, pronounced"Re-ahh-nuh." It's actually"Re-anne-uh," per the Fenty Beauty founder herself.Gyllenhaal — a Swedish last name — is correctly pronounced"Yee-len-hyaal," NOT"Gill-en-hall."interviewer Gethin Jones, “The truth of the matter is those are not even remotely close to the real pronunciation.” Theron, which is French in origin, is actually pronounced"Tron." It's one syllable, and the r is rolled.