Today I’m collecting. Like names of stars.

Jake Gyllenhaal: “Mine meaning golden hall in Swedish gets butchered in English. On TV David Letterman called me ‘Jill’ and ‘Ham’ the whole time. In Hollywood when I’m trying to get a part they mispronounce it as ‘guile’ or ‘jilted.’ No great way to start off landing a role.”

Kirsten Dunst: “In fourth grade in Jersey’s Point Pleasant I’d cry when bullies shouted ‘dunce’ at me. My mother explained Dunce meant ‘fog’ in German so in school I then explained what my last name meant. Kids next shouted ‘Foggy Dunce.’ Made it a hundred times worse.”

Liev Schreiber: “It’s pronounced Lee-ev. A common Russian first name meaning ‘Born in Russia,’ although I was actually named by my........

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