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A YOUNG mother has found out that she may be pronouncing her name wrong and only realized this after watching a Disney film.
The woman shared with viewers the recent discovery of the proper pronunciation of her unique name and its cultural origin in a viral video.
TikTok user Aleka McKenzie-Brown usually shares content that focuses on her life as a work-from-home new mother and soon-to-be-married woman.
In a video, she tells viewers a story about how she learned she was pronouncing her name wrong her whole life while watching a Disney movie with her daughter.
Given the first name "Aleka" at birth, the woman has heard many variations of it throughout her life but says she "doesn't have the heart to correct people."
She says in the video that she has never met anyone with her name, except for a rare occurrence on TikTok where a user commented that their sister had the same name and the Disney movie, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch.
"And the only reason I know that is because it was in the captions and we watch TV with the captions on, " she explains.
The TikTok user then proceeds to add why she believes she's been pronouncing her name wrong.
"And I think I've been pronouncing it wrong because when they said it in Lilo & Stitch, I had to rewind and replay it again and rewind and replay it again and it doesn't anything like how I pronounce my name," she states.
The young mother then emphasizes how much she loves her name for its uniqueness, that no one else has it, and its personal meaning, helper of mankind.
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"I've always been the kid that when you go to an amusement park or wherever and they have the little keychains with your name, mine's never there," she says.
The only gift keychain she has with her name on it was a present from a family friend who brought it back from Hawaii, where the Lilo & Stitch movie franchise is based.
Toward the end of the video, McKenzie-Brown finally reveals that she's been pronouncing her name "UH-LICK-UH," when in the Disney movie it was pronounced, "EH-LECK-UH."
"If you're from Hawaii, you've been to Hawaii, you know anything about Hawaii names or names that originated in Hawaii, let me know how you pronounce my name," the young woman inquires as the video comes to a close.
Her uniqueness doesn't stop with just her first name because her middle name is also quite uncommon and she states in the video that she has two last names as well.
Many viewers came to her aid in the comment section of the video, offering their two cents and sharing personal anecdotes.
"Love it! In Lilo & Stitch it’s because in the Hawaiian language the vowel /e/ says “eh," one user shared.
"On the never had my name on a keychain squad. I’ve found my people," another added.
"Aleka (pronounced uh LEH kuh) is a super common name/nickname in Greece! Either way, it’s beautiful," another commented.
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