A woman was shocked to discover she's been pronouncing her name wrong her whole life - but will continue to say it the same way she has for the last 30 years.<br /><br />Naomi Leanage, 30, found out she has been pronouncing her surname wrong her whole life and her parents knew.<br /><br />She has been saying her surname 'Leanage' - sounds like fromage - but discovered it should be pronounced 'Lean-a-ge' instead.<br /><br />She only found out when her dad Paul Leanage, 63, revealed that when he moved to Canada people pronounced their name like French cheese and it stuck.<br /><br />Naomi and her siblings found out when they asked their dad why it sounds French and he then revealed everyone had been pronouncing the name wrong.<br /> <br />Naomi and her siblings - Natalie, 27, and Dylan, 25 - were shocked but have decided to stick with the way they've always known.<br /><br />Naomi, a content creator, from Toronto, Canada, said: "I found out a couple of years ago from my dad, Paul.<br /><br />"We asked how our last name sounds French.<br /><br />"He said 'oh, well, it is not actually pronounced like that'.<br /><br />"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.<br /><br />"My siblings and I were very shocked, I felt like I was bamboozled my whole life.<br /><br />"My mum, Nayana, 62, knew but she didn't think to mention it."<br /><br />Naomi said she was surprised to find out that a lot of people resonated with her story when she shared it on social media.<br /><br />She says she will continue to say her last name how she always has.<br /><br />Naomi added: "A lot of people have said to me that when they came to live in Western countries, their names would be changed or spelt differently.<br /><br />"I feel like over two decades of saying it, I don't think I can switch it up that easily - I will continue to say it how I have been doing."
