Posted 5 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownDenzel Washington Revealed How His Name Is Actually Meant To Be Pronounced, And The Reactions Are Too Good"My name is not actually pronounced Den-zel."by Leyla MohammedBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Every now and then, a celebrity will reveal that their name is actually meant to be pronounced completely differently than the world has been led to believe. And last week, it was Denzel Washington. Kevin Winter / Getty Images During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel's talk show, Denzel revealed that his name is actually meant to be pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable rather than the second. Daniele Venturelli / Getty Images "My name is not actually pronounced Den-zel," he said. "My name is pronounced Den-zul." Jimmy Kimmel Live / Via youtube.com Explaining how he eventually became known as Den-zel, the actor noted that his mom, Lennis Washington, switched up the pronunciation to help differentiate him from his father, Denzel Washington Sr. Jimmy Kimmel Live / Via youtube.com "My mother would say, 'Den-zul?' and we'd both show up," he recalled. "So she said, 'From now on, you're Den-zel.' That's how we got it pronounced Den-zel." Jimmy Kimmel Live / Via youtube.com Reacting to Denzel's anecdote, so many internet users joked that they've been calling him Den-zel way too long to start switching things up. Frank Micelotta Archive / Getty Images "he should have said something 40 years ago that's his name now," one person commented on Instagram. "Umm anyway Den-zell," another person wrote."I was calling him Den-zelle before I was born," someone quipped, while another user echoed, "I will forever say Den-Zelle. Been saying it for 30 years. I'm stuck in my ways.""Welp it's too late now, Den Zelle is etched in my brain," one more person joked. LOL. Lucky for us, it sounds like Denzel isn't too fussed about going back to his name's original pronunciation. If you can think of other celebrities whose names we've technically been pronouncing wrong, feel free to share in the comments!