David Marriott, chairman of the board of directors at Marriott International, revealed we've been saying the name of the hotel chain wrong this whole time. "And she finally sat Elliott down one day, and she said, 'Elliott, how do you pronounce your name?' She said, 'That's right, it's not Elliott,'" Marriott said, once again emphasizing the "ott." I’ll continue saying Mary-ott 😂"Marriott Bonvoy, the company's loyalty rewards program, also left a comment: "No hard feelings if you’ve ever pronounced Marriott wrong," adding a red heart emoji. Debbie Marriott Harrison, a company director and David Marriott's sister, also cleared up the pronunciation of their name in 2022.