What's in a name? Aliza and Leah have lived their whole lives correcting people on how to pronounce their names. What may seem like a small and constant annoyance could cut a bit deeper.

Today's episode of Sister Diaries is all about the long term effects of having an unusual or easily mispronounced name. Aliza and Leah share memories of how they've adapted over the years to having uncommon names. They explore the history of their family name, and discuss changing surnames (or not) with marriage.

Find out what Leah has in common with a very famous princess and how the Sherman Sisters order their drinks at Starbucks!

For your reading pleasure:

Why a Mispronounced Name Can Be So Frustrating (Psychology Today)

Say my name: The importance of name pronunciation (University of Washington Department of Medicine)

Mark Hamill: Maybe we've been mispronouncing "Leia" this whole time? (CNET)

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Music: "No Frills Cumbia," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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