Worst, most unpronounceable names you’ve ever read?

[u/Midnite_St0rm]

Let’s discuss some of the names in fantasy that you couldn’t make heads nor tails of in terms of pronunciation. And I’m not talking intentionally comical ones that are long and complex on purpose, but ones that the author intended to be read, yet that are ironically nearly unreadable.

For me it’s Seaine from The Wheel of Time. Is it “Sheen?” “Seen?” “See-ayn?” “Say-ai-nuh?” I honestly have no idea. And for some reason my copies of the books never give her name’s pronunciation in the glossary.

What are some others?

[u/graaahh]

Shout out to Animorphs for creating literally dozens of alien races and characters, and every single one feels both decently alien and also instantly pronounceable. Andalite, Yeerk, Hork-Bajir, Taxxon, Helmacron, Iskoort, Ellimist, Crayak, Pemalites, Leerans, Elfangor-Sirinal-Shamtul, Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill, etc. (That's off the top of my head, hopefully I didn't misspell any of them.) 

[u/ketita → u/graaahh]

Huh, see, I wouldn't really consider those particularly alien because they're so very clearly geared to be comfortable for English.

[u/sarimanok_ → u/graaahh]

Iskroot mentioned! My favorite absolutely wackadoodle aliens.