Ava Phillippe Reveals the Correct Way to Pronounce Her Name (You've Probably Been Saying It Wrong!)

Ava Phillippe would like you to know that you’ve been mispronouncing her last name.

The 25-year-old daughter of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe took to social media this week to share the appropriate way to say her dad’s last name, which both she and her brother Deacon use.

She did so by sharing a meme from a viral show.

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On Instagram, Ava shared a screenshot of Lena Dunham‘s character from her hit series Girls.

“By the way, it’s ‘Phil-a-pee.’ I heard it on Extra,” Lena‘s character says in the clip. Ava hashtagged the show and included a heart emoji in the accompanying caption.

Fans took to the comments section to react.

“I could have sworn I just saw a TikTok of Ava pronouncing it ‘fil-eep,’” one confused fan wrote. Another joked, “Lol wait… this whole time?”

Others felt vindicated.

“The pride I feel in this confirmation that I’ve been right since the 90s,” someone wrote.

You’re probably mispronouncing a lot of celebrity names.

Did you see that Ava recently debuted a very different look?