Pronounced heh-LAYN. What do you think of it?
I first ran across it in a midgrade fantasy novel series when I was in fourth grade or so, but it has history of use outside of a now-rather-forgotten set of books. :) It's always stuck with me, and mentioning it to Siri has put it back in my mind.
Today, I prefer it as a first name rather than a middle name. Any combo suggestions? I've come up with these so far:
Helaine Angeli (AHN-jeh-lee or AHN-geh-lee, "angels" in Latin)
Helaine Mercedes
Helaine Barbara
Helaine Stargazer
Helaine Ofelia (oh-FELL-ee-ah)
Helaine Renata
Helaine Reynalda
Oh, and I'm inclined to use the nickname Lain (and that's my preferred spelling), for the record.
Thanks for all your input!
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