When it comes to names, some are certainly harder to pronounce than others – especially if they’re from another language or culture.
One woman has recently confessed that even after several years of marriage, she still can’t correctly say her husband’s Swedish name.
So instead of learning, she’s given up trying and has instead just been calling him “baby” as a pet name for the last three years.
This was revealed in a TikTok video posted by the user @maybebrea, which has gone viral, being watched more than 13 million times on the social media platform.
In the video, the woman says: “Okay, so I’ve been calling my husband baby for the last three years because I don’t know how to pronounce his Swedish name.”
She then gives the pronunciation a go, saying: “It’s like raGNAR… RAGna… rAgNaR?”
More than two million people have liked the clip, with thousands sharing and commenting on it.
Many people were quick to share sympathy for the woman and also admit they found the whole situation hilarious.
One person replied: “PLSSS this is so funny.”
Another wrote: “I feel you sis. My husband’s first name is Kapuamamalukeakua.”
A third commented: “OMG hahaha, this is so funny to me – a Norwegian.”
“OMG me too. My husband is Swedish as well and we’ve been together seven years and I still can’t say his name right,” confessed someone else.
A different user added: “I’m so lucky I found a Swedish ‘Robert’.”
Others suggested she makes a video with her husband and ask him to introduce himself to her TikTok followers, so that way he has to say his name out loud for her to hear – and she’ll have captured it on camera.
A fellow TikTok user also kindly shared a lesson on how to say the Swedish name, adding: “You pronounce it ‘rang-nar’.”