Strange names?

[sursumcorda.livejournal.com]

I work at Build-a-Bear and I am always coming across spellings that make me go HUH????

See if you can guess these (they're all real, swear to God):

S'enyce

Uhmaiuh

Aahmia

Uhlaynuh

Aymburleigh

That's all I can think of right now, but I'll be back with more.

Comments

[sursumcorda.livejournal.com]

Good job! The first one, however, is pronounced...

Essence.

I wish I could explain why.

[imamaryanne.livejournal.com]

Essence? I don't even see that.

[sursumcorda.livejournal.com]

The S is said as the "Es" part and I don't really understand the rest. It's a nonstop horror show.