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Olivia Wilde is educating Dax Shepard on the correct pronunciation of her last name. The filmmaker and actress was born Olivia Cockburn, which is pronounced "co-burn." "I thought it was funny too. I ...

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The actress explained that her last name 'Cockburn' came from Scottish origins, and noted that having the name was 'character building' Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Olivia Wilde revealed on the ...

Call her by her name. Olivia Wilde set the record straight on how to pronounce her real last name, Cockburn. “I’ll tell you something. And there’s no way you would know this. It’s pronounced Coburn ...

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The "Invite" director noted she's always been in on the joke: "I thought it was funny too. I was like, ‘Oh, I get it. That’s funny.’” Olivia Wilde is educating Dax Shepard on the correct pronunciation ...