I used to read about Lady Penelope and believe that her name was pronounced Penny-lope (lope as in antelope).
A childhood belief about names

others believed things like this
- I used to think cantaloupes were antelope eggs.— watch the fireworks
- When I was little and learnign to read, I used to believe that chaos was pronounced "Chaa-Ose."Anon
- I used to think that Chris de burgh song Lady in red was Lady in Bread
— Omega-R-Fox - My Brother used to think that Chris de Burgh was singing 'Lady in bed' instead of lady in red'— Kerry, Manchester
- I used to think the song "dude looks like a lady" by aerosmith was "doodles like a lady"— I used to believe
- I used to believe the song "Dude Looks Like A Lady" said "Do It Like A Lady"— jvf