Another one-name post

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I feel like I should post more lists and less just one name at a time, but today in Starbucks the woman in front of me was named Uiyula. (Ou-ee-you-la). And then on that cheesy little map they have where you can stick a pin on where in the world you're from, she put hers in Alaska. So I Googled it, and as I thought, it's Native American. Specifically, it's Inupiaq for whirlwind.

The cockles of my heart are always warmed by Native Americans who have untranslated names. But the workers in the aforementioned Starbucks whined about it not being a real name and being really hard to say, which surprised me because firstly, it IS a real name, and secondly... it's not that hard for me to pronounce. But that might just be me.

Thoughts?