1. A method of facilitating text-to-speech conversion of a username, the method comprising: retrieving a name of a user associated with said username, said name comprising a first name of said user; determining a common or diminutive variation of said first name; and determining a pronunciation of said username based, at least in part, on whether said common or diminutive variation of said first name forms at least part of said username, wherein the method is performed by a computing device.