when i was little i had a friend named Jebrel. i could never pronounce his name; i always called him gerbil. :S
A childhood belief about names

others believed things like this
- Instead of Madonnas 'Like a virgin' I used to sing 'Like a gerbil'— Stupid Child
- When I was little, my dad had a friend named Scott. I thought my dad's friend was the king of Scotland— Uhhh....
- When my sister was about 9 or 10 she used to pronounce "chaos" like "chows"Anon
- I used to pronounce the word "Computer" as "Crocuta"
Anon - As a child, my twin sister and I used to pronounce `Spaghetti' as `Mastaghetti'. Sounds a bit rude, no? Anon
- when i was growing up i had two imaginary friends. One was named Jennifer, the other was named Onion.— Tessica