Did you know that Olivia Wilde’s last name is not that? Her father’s family’s surname is Cockburn.
Imagine having that name growing up? She did. And she survived it because she told Dax Shepard on his podcast, Armchair Expert, that she found the humor in it.
And I am sure it helped that Cockburn is pronounced Co-burn. Although I would not be surprised if one of the Cockburns decided to change the pronunciation to that after all the burns they got because of it. Like all the Wieners who pronounce their names as Wine-ers.
