I used to believe the name Ashleigh was pronounced ash-lay. It's actually pronounced the same as Ashley. I didn't know until I was 10
A childhood belief about names

others believed things like this
- I used to think that heater was spelled "header"(which i didn't know was pronounced hedder)— Olivia
- i used to believe that 'island' was pronounced 'is-land' instead. I know im not alone on that one! :)
— Da KornMeal - I used to think that New York was pronounced "Yew Nork"Anon
- when i was little i used to think bumble bee was actually pronounced bumbow bee— cathy
- I used to believe that L-M-N-O-P was 1 letter, pronounced elemenopeeAnon
- I used to believe that the name Giselle was pronounced "gazelle"— Derek