[blam]

"(It's a one-syllable word when you do it right.)"

My son was married to a Russian girl, Ludmila. (I never could pronounce her mother's name, Ieeida? I just called her Irene, lol)

[Rutabega]

My husband is from Poland and his family can't pronounce my name, either--they call me Marina, and we are all clear. Funny how a name that sounds so easy to pronounce in your own language can trip the tongues of the rest of the world!