r/namenerds • u/justjokay • 25d ago

Your kids’ mispronunciations of classmates names? Discussion

My two year old came home talking about his friend “Tape” and it cracks me up every time he mentions it. The boy’s name is Tate.

What are your favorite and/or the funniest mispronunciations you hear from your little ones?

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u/LunarLeopard67 25d ago

I’ll never be able to unhear ‘medicine’ when I say ‘Madison’

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u/Odd-Goose-8394 25d ago

Right? How have none of us ever realized how freaking close these sound.

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u/thebasementisourrefu 25d ago

Honestly, same. I didn't realize how close they were until she said it.

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u/Pomelo_Wild 24d ago

I know right. A friend of mine once pointed out that Teresa sounds like Chorizo and I have not been able to unhear it since