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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I should also give an example:

Chojnacki should be pronounced hoy-NOTS-key but I know a family that now pronounces it cho-JHA-knack-ee. If you know them, you know how they pronounce the name, but I see some of them get their noses bent out of shape when near strangers see the name and pronounce it properly.

I also worked with someone about 10 years ago named Jorge who pronounced his name George not hoar-hay.[/quote]

Is that a popular polish last name?  I know someone with that last name -- they pronounce it the first way.  
I know a Jorge who goes by George.  
And i've been told by my immigrant husband that i don't pronounce our last name correctly.  it wasn't a criticism, he just mentioned it in passing.  [/quote]

It is Polish. It’s not a too 50 name but not unheard of either. Some names are just hard to pronounce if you’re not a native speaker of the name’s language of origin. Hopefully your in-laws are as cool as your DH about your pronunciation. I know some parents don’t like it when their children use a different pronunciation. I think my sons will split the difference on their surname’s pronunciation. My older middle schooler gets upset when people pronounce it differently, my other MSer just likes the road of least resistance, so some of his friends know him by a different pronunciation.
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