How to get Siri to correctly pronounce your name or call you something else

Trying to figure out how to get the iPhone 4S‘s Siri virtual personal assistant to say your name properly? One of Siri’s abilities is to learn who you are and refer to you by your first name. However, many of us have names that Siri does not how to pronounce correctly. Or perhaps you don’t even want to be called by your real name. For example, Ally likes to go by “Jailbreak Ninja”. To get Siri to pronounce your name correctly or call you something else, all you need to do ask. Or you can change the nickname field of your contact info to a phonetically spelled version of your name.

Siri will the update the nickname field of your contact info to this name.

You can also update your nickname manually, and here’s how:

There you go! Now when Siri says your name, it will say it however you spelled it in your nickname field.

Please let us know how this tip worked out for you! Is anyone choosing a nickname other than a phonetically spelled version of their first name, like “Master”, to be humorous? Let us know in the comments below!