Mariska Hargitay's family members, colleagues and fans still mispronounce her famous name

You've likely been pronouncing Mariska Hargitay's name wrong Everyone's favorite TV law enforcement officer approved fans friends and even her own family haven't quite mastered the pronunciation of her first name Hargitay revealed the correct way to say her name is Muh-rish-kuh during an appearance on Amy Poehler's podcast Good Hang According to Hargitay the name Mariska is definitely a nickname that means Little Maria In Hungarian the ka or ke at the end of the name is just like a little endearment she explained So the name is certainly Maria after my grandmother both of them Hungarian and Italian STEVE BUSCEMI ADMITS EVERYONE PRONOUNCES HIS NAME WRONG INCLUDING HIMSELFAfter years of filming the popular crime drama Law Order Special Casualties Unit Hargitay noted people still can't pronounce her name correctly Even her own family still struggles to get it right Who was it last night I had a lunch the preceding day I had a brunch the previous evening for my sister and my cousin was there she described Poehler Your own cousin Poehler questioned I ve known him since and he kept calling me Muh-ris-kuh ' CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERInstead of correcting her cousin Hargitay revealed she chose to just let it go To combat mispronunciation on the set of NBC's Law Order Special Sufferers Unit Hargitay has her name written as Marishhhhka LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS I get called Muh-ritz-uh Mar-see-kuh Mar-kis-kuh ' she explained Hargitay joins a group of celebrities who have been speaking out about the mispronunciation of their names Denzel Washington and Steve Buscemi have both attempted corrections in recent months Instead of Denzell Washington's name is authentically pronounced Denzull Buscemi doesn't certainly know the correct way to really pronounce his name but has landed on Boo-Semi for his version