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How would you pronounce Helena?

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Zippetydoodahzippetyay · 27/10/2019 06:26

I love the name Helena but not sure if people would pronounce it the way I prefer it.

Would you pronounce it:

  1. Heh-lay-na
  2. Helen-a
  3. Hel-ee-na?
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AnnaNimmity · 28/10/2019 13:20
  1. Hel- ayna
Smidge001 · 28/10/2019 13:16
  1. Helen-a
daisypond · 28/10/2019 13:14
OpheliaBee · 28/10/2019 13:06

1 or 2. I’d just ask them how they pronounced it. Generally I’d assume if they were British that with would be Helen-a but if from the continent, more likely to be He-lay-na.

misspiggy19 · 28/10/2019 13:01

3

Astronica · 28/10/2019 12:59
BiscuitLover2391 · 28/10/2019 12:56

2, but 1 is much nicer

bunnyrabbit93 · 27/10/2019 22:10

1

delilabell · 27/10/2019 21:30

1

nespressowoo · 27/10/2019 21:30

I work with a lady called this. It's 3

UndomesticHousewife · 27/10/2019 21:09

*Eh-Lay-Na

UndomesticHousewife · 27/10/2019 21:08

Elena is pronounced Elen-a.

I knew an Elena she pronounced it Eh-Lay-N

I would pronounce Helena as Heh-Lay-Na

Except I pronounce Helena Bonham Carter as Helen-A Confused

KindnessCrusader · 27/10/2019 20:31
MileyWiley · 27/10/2019 17:05

Hel- ena

GRW · 27/10/2019 16:59

You could consider Helen which would avoid any ambiguity of the pronunciation. It is much less used than Helena for babies.

hellotabitha · 27/10/2019 16:27

Helen-a. Which is the only pronunciation I like.

tisonlymeagain · 27/10/2019 16:18

Personally Helen-a but I know someone who has the name and calls it Heh-leena.

Lochroy · 27/10/2019 16:11

I much prefer option 1 to the others.

HalfManHalfLabrador · 27/10/2019 16:05

Hel een a. I know a couple with this pronunciation. I’m in Ireland.

happycamper11 · 27/10/2019 15:54

Actually none, I read it as Hel EH na (emphasis on the eh rather than simply helen -ah however app but one Helena I know are Greek. The one English one I know pronounces it hel ay na

beanaseireann · 27/10/2019 15:07

1

Yellowbutterfly1 · 27/10/2019 14:48

All the Polish people I know with this name pronounce it like the french word for Helen (Helene) with a phonetic A at the end. Basically said in a totally phonetic way.
I think it’s lovely this way.

Helenluvsrob · 27/10/2019 14:40

Helen-a or hellayner

At least 2 of each of various ages

Eleanorbellanor · 27/10/2019 14:39

Eleanor with an H

Eleanorbellanor · 27/10/2019 14:38

2

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