One of the most alarming, and off-putting feelings is the realization youve been pronouncing someones name wrong and it turns out weve all been doing it for years with Travis Etienne Jr. The former Jaguars running back signed with the New Orleans Saints this week, and the Jennings, Louisiana native used part of his introductory press conference to clear the air with his name.PSA: Travis Etienne Jr. on how to pronounce his last name pic.twitter.com/UNfFdXcrCg New Orleans Saints (@Saints) March 13, 2026Rather than E-tee-ENN as everyone has been pronouncing since, well, forever the actual pronunciation is AY-teean. This makes a ton more sense considering Etienne comes from Creole ancestry, which would have made the original pronunciation much more French-sounding, likely originating from something like AY-tu-onn. One thing is certain: Its going to take a lot of work to get used to pronouncing his name the correct way after all these years.Its painfully on-brand to imagine that Dabo Swinney was so confused with how to say Etienne at Clemson that Etienne just changed his name to make it easier on him. I feel this pain as a Dator. Everyone assumed its pronounced DAY-ter like Gator with a D, when in reality its Dah-tore, mutilated from Italian when my great, great grandfather came through Ellis Island.I know what its like Travis. Hopefully everyone starts saying your name right.