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[Facts] Re: pronunciation of Eliana
by
Lauren
(guest)
6/5/2004, 11:51 AM
in reply to
a message by Sharon
It's neither. the
Eli
bit is just like
Ellie
, and the ana is said AR (like the letter R)na. If it were spelt Elianna, then it would be ellie-ANNA, but because there's only one consonant, the vowel makes a longer sound.
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