Originally Posted by
SF Jeff
As a native Socal-er the rest are easy to pronounce because they are all more or less of Spanish origin.
What makes names tricky is that many are Native American, but are spelt using Spanish orthography. Had English speakers got here first their spelling would be easy for English speakers to interpret.
It's why eastern US Native American names aren't as hard to pronounce for us.
Interesting in this regard is Manx. Though related to Irish and Scottish Gaelic it's written using English orthography, thus looking "phonetic" to us.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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