Is it pronounced the weekend or the weeknd?

Is it pronounced the weekend or the weeknd?

While his name is pronounced like the Saturday to Sunday break, there is no e in the spelling for “end.” In fact, if you’re looking at his name closely, you may not even recognize the fact it’s missing an e. Either that, or you think it’s being misspelled constantly.

Why is there no e in the weeknd’s name?

The Weeknd recently confirmed during a Reddit AMA that he spells his name without the “e” because of copyright issues. He said: “I hated my name [at the start of my career] so I tried it as a stage name. It sounded cool. I took out the ‘e’ because there was already a Canadian band named the weekend.”

How is Kanye’s name pronounced?

The pronunciation of West’s new name has most of us stumped. Whilst some fans thought the name might be spoken as ‘Ye-e’ like ‘Yeezy’, reports say that the name is pronounced ‘Yay’, like ‘Kan-ye’.

Is it pronounced Nike or Nikey?

You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. It’s Nikey, not Nike. Knight confirmed that it is, in fact, pronounced “Ni-Key,” by circling that option on the letter, before sending it back to the students.