'I've been pronouncing my name wrong forever – my parents knew the entire time'

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READ MORE: 'Hot' electrician gets marriage proposals after posing in dusty work trousersDespite the new knowledge, she's refused to say it the 'correct' way.For three decades Naomi had been pronouncing her surname 'Leanage', similar to the sound of fromage.

But in actual fact, Naomi's last name is supposed to be said as 'Lean a-ge' – not rhyming with the French translation of cheese.She explained: "I found out a couple of years ago from my dad, Paul."We asked how our last name sounds French.

He said 'oh, well, it is not actually pronounced like that'."Dad Paul Leanage, 63, and mum Nayana, 62, knew the entire time but didn't let on to Naomi and her two siblings."My family are originally from Sri Lanka and when we came over to Canada, he changed up the pronunciation as people were pronouncing the name wrong", she added."My siblings and I were very shocked, I felt like I was bamboozled my whole life.

My mum, Nayana, 62, knew but she didn't think to mention it."Since her revelation, Naomi shared her story on social media where many others related to her situation.