Celebrity · Posted 2 minutes ago Chappell Roan, Travis Kelce, And 23 Other Celebs Whose Names You've Probably Been Saying Wrong Me learning that I've grown up pronouncing so many Disney star's names wrong: 🫨 by Angelica Martinez BuzzFeed Staff Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail 1. Chappell Roan Emma Mcintyre / Getty Images 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 was inspired by her late grandfather, Dennis K. Chappell, and his favorite song, "The Strawberry Roan." You can hear her pronounce her stage name at the beginning of her "Naked In Manhattan" music video: View this video on YouTube youtube.
com 2. Travis Kelce Patrick Smith / Getty Images In 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. Jason, Travis, and their mom have always pronounced it "Kel-see" and only recently learned it was ~technically~ incorrect and had caught on at their father's work.
You can hear the correct pronunciation — and the backstory — here: View this video on YouTube youtube.com 3. Hozier Scott Legato / Getty Images Hozier is pronounced like cozier, but with an H instead of a C, making it "Ho-zee-ur.
" Here's Hozier pronouncing his name: View this video on YouTube youtube.com 4. Anya Taylor-Joy Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Imag.