Can I mis-pronounce my own last name?

Question:

Can I mis-pronounce my own last name?

Even though I have more German, Polish, Slovenian ancesters, my last name, Matyas, is likely Hungarian. My great-grandfather (dad's dad's dad) was a orphan from Austro-Hungry and served on horseback during WWI. When he immigranted to the US, they converted the name from Matyaz to Matyas (unverified).

Anyways it seemed almost no one could pronounce my last name, like I did, just by looking at it. Only two people did: My 8th grade chemistry teacher, and a college professor who came from Austria, who later asked me if it was Hungarian.

Last year, a language professor told me I pronounced it wrong, then she pronounced it. Way different! I told her about it being originally Matyaz, and then she pronounced Matyaz; closer sounding, but still different. Ten months later Hungarian students visited the campus and pronounced my name differently then I did. How could my family screw that up all these years? They pride themselves in "Polish heritage".

I pronounce it "ma-TIE-is".

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3 weeks ago
Two people from Puerto Rico told me my name sounds like a Puerto Rican last name. I doubt I am hispanic though.

3 weeks ago
I plan to travel to Europe within the next year, and don't want to make a fool of myself like some US politicians have in the past, so it does matter somewhat.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 3 weeks ago
Two people from Puerto Rico told me my name sounds like a Puerto Rican last name. I doubt I am hispanic though.