# Doper names you have mispronounced. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 18, 2002, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368 "2002-04-18T19:24:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368/61 "2002-04-20T21:33:27Z")
For the longest time, I read **gorewonfla** as GO-reh-WON-fluh. Wondered if it was Finnish or something, but eventually the light dawned. ---
**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368/62 "2002-04-20T23:01:00Z")
It took me the longest time to figure out that **SuaSponte** wasn’t the boy named **Sue**. I thought he was female for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![HerMajestyLorna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@HerMajestyLorna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HerMajestyLorna)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368/63 "2002-04-20T23:17:51Z")
Thank you for enlightening us all, **punha**. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368/64 "2002-04-20T23:35:07Z")
I can’t recall the exact spelling right now but whenever I see it, I read **Boss Chick of Tri Corders** … \ And as for **Rundogrun** , I’m in the majority. **Rundo Grun** for sure! ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368/65 "2002-04-20T23:39:12Z")
Here 'tis… **Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor** ---
**Author:** ![Shera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Shera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shera)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368/66 "2002-04-21T04:40:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Leifsmama \* > \*\*If anyone’s wondering, Leif is pronounced Lafe, long “a” sound. I have to tell this at the doctor’s every time. Like neighbor, sleigh, reign, weight. I have no idea why teachers tell children that “Leaf” Erikson was the son of Erik the Red. Sigh. \*\* Now I am really confused. My Brother had a freind when he was little named Leif, and Both he and his parent (Leifs, not my brothers) pronounced it “Leaf”. Man, just when you are sure about something, it gets shattered into little bits that only a dust buster can clean up…sigh. As for mispronuciations, I actually had **iampunha** correct. **Guadere** I had horribly wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Shera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Shera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shera)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368/67 "2002-04-21T04:42:06Z")
Gah! preview is my **friend**! I feel so ashamed. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368/68 "2002-04-21T05:36:19Z")
It took a while, but it finally dawned on me what **Sofa King** , really was. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368/69 "2002-04-21T05:38:55Z")
In my mind: **thinksnow** is “Thinks Now” **CnoteChris** is “K’note [all run together] Chris” In fact it was only recently that I noticed what the correct pronunciations must be. I like mine better. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368/70 "2002-04-21T06:42:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by imthjckaz \* > \*\*It took a while, but it finally dawned on me what **Sofa King** , really was. \*\* Oh my goodness… it just dawned on ME what it really is! Thanks a lot, **imthjckaz**! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368/71 "2002-04-21T08:16:35Z")
Mine’s fairly obvious, you pronounce it Goo - A - No - La - Dee. 🙂 So is **imthjckaz** really what I think it is, or have I been fooling myself? ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368/72 "2002-04-21T23:56:25Z")
No, I think “have I been fooling myself?”, would look something like this, **hvibnfulngmsf**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-names-you-have-mispronounced/104368.md?page=3)