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

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but, Elena is regularly pronounced "uh-lane-uh", and Alanna/Alana as "uh-lan-uh", right? I just ask, because the Alanna I know pronounces her name as "uh-lane-uh".

(Nothing like getting your name mispronounced :()

[flyingwild.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the late late response!

I've seen people go either way on how to pronounce Alana, but the more common/proper pronunciation is like "uh-lah-nuh". I've definitely seen people who pronounce it like Elena, though.

That's how I pronounce my name, anyway, and people getting it wrong (and even arguing with me at times!) is a huge pet peeve of mine.

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

No problem :).

I've learned to never argue people's names with them; I figure they should know better than me! I imagine it can be a huge pet peeve, so I try to pay attention to how that person pronounces their name.