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Help[Opinions] Pronounciation of HELENA?
know there are a few ways and wanted to know what the "majority" would pronounce it as if it was read (potential baby name- almost 37 weeks pregnant)..
How would you pronounce HELENA?
Please state where you are from (geograhically)..
THANK YOU
How would you pronounce HELENA?
Please state where you are from (geograhically)..
THANK YOU
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I'm from California, and around here, it'd probably be pronounced Helen-a, but I'd pronounce it Elaina.. It's just how I am, I try to say the proper pronunciations.
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I actually like and pronounce it both HEL-ehn-uh and heh-LAY-nuh, but at the moment, I find myself prefering HEL-ehn-nuh. Either way, it's one of my absolute favourites. I'm from Oklahoma.
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I say HEH-leh-nah, like Helen-uh. I'm in California. It's a very nice name :)
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I would say, "helen + a." As in Helena Bonham-Carter and the capital of Montana.
I live in the U.S.
I live in the U.S.
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Heh-lay-nah
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I acutally know a Helena and she pronounces it hel-AY-na, I like this pronunciation more than others. I'm from Massachusetts
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I live in the north of England, and at first glance would probably say HELEN-a because I know of two girls who pronounce their name that way, but no he-LAY-nas. However, i personally prefer the pronunciation he-LAY-na.
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Heh-LAY-nuh is my preference although I have heard Heh-LEE-nuh and HELEN-uh.
I'm on West coast US.
I'm on West coast US.
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Hell-EE-nuh. I'm on the East Coast, USA.
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Hel-ee-nuh or Huh-lee-nuh
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Heh-leh-nah. I'm from Cleveland, Ohio.
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heh-LEE-nah or heh-LAY-nah
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HELEN-ah
Well, as this pronounciation question keeps popping up for Helena, it seems every few weeks at the moment, and I don't think there really is a majority, just very divided opinions. If there is a majority I have a feeling it's he-LAY-na.
I would instictively pronounce it HELEN-a, unless I was corrected. It's like Helen with "ah" sound at the end.
I'm in Australia.
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Well, as this pronounciation question keeps popping up for Helena, it seems every few weeks at the moment, and I don't think there really is a majority, just very divided opinions. If there is a majority I have a feeling it's he-LAY-na.
I would instictively pronounce it HELEN-a, unless I was corrected. It's like Helen with "ah" sound at the end.
I'm in Australia.
My 45 PPs - names in profile
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Well, let's see.
In Catalan, the name can be written both Helena or Elena, although most people see Helena as the most Catalan one. They sound the same in Catalan, but in Spanish Elena is pronunced with the Spanish "e"...the [e] sound in the phonetic alphabet?
And I don't think Ileana is the Spanish form of Helena, at all. If you look at the link for Ileana, it says it's the Romanian form of Helen.
And well, Helena is one of the forms for the Spanish Elena, but if you're in an anglo-saxon country, I doubt you'll be using the pronunciation I said, or will you?
(And, btw, I agree with you: I'll never tell my family what I'm going to name my kids until they're born. I tried to comment on one of my favourite names with them once and both my mom and my sister could only say bad things about it! Aarrgghh! HA! As if I were to care! :-P)
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In Catalan, the name can be written both Helena or Elena, although most people see Helena as the most Catalan one. They sound the same in Catalan, but in Spanish Elena is pronunced with the Spanish "e"...the [e] sound in the phonetic alphabet?
And I don't think Ileana is the Spanish form of Helena, at all. If you look at the link for Ileana, it says it's the Romanian form of Helen.
And well, Helena is one of the forms for the Spanish Elena, but if you're in an anglo-saxon country, I doubt you'll be using the pronunciation I said, or will you?
(And, btw, I agree with you: I'll never tell my family what I'm going to name my kids until they're born. I tried to comment on one of my favourite names with them once and both my mom and my sister could only say bad things about it! Aarrgghh! HA! As if I were to care! :-P)
EVA
This message was edited 9/25/2005, 6:22 AM
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