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Ellena

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Lironlavie1 · 04/11/2019 21:18

Quick question, how would you pronounce the name Ellena??
Thank you!!!

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samandpoppysmummy · 06/11/2019 17:49

My friend's daughter is called Ellena. She pronounces it like Eleanor.

PsychosonicCindy · 06/11/2019 17:42

I thought Ell-EN-a or possibly El-Lena! I would just use Eleanor personally. She will probably just get called Ellie either way.

user1493494961 · 06/11/2019 17:23

El-ayn-a. I would use the traditional spelling of Eleanor, it's a lovely name.

snowone · 05/11/2019 22:44

I think I would pronounce it Ellen-a, as in Ellen De-Generes.

PeopleWhoRun · 05/11/2019 22:38

With that spelling I'd be inclined to say El-na. As in the one syllable name Elle. Or as in Alma, but Elna.
But having read the comments that's clearly just me.
I think Eleanor is a beautiful classical name, lovely choice. Personally I'd keep the normal spelling.

Astronica · 05/11/2019 22:28

I would guess Ellen-ah but it's a name I would feel unsure about and would need to ask.

KatherineJaneway · 05/11/2019 22:24

Elle en ah

LizzieMizzy · 05/11/2019 22:23

The only Elena I know (only one L) is pronounced El-ay-na.

bridgetreilly · 05/11/2019 22:23

Just call her Eleanor or Elena.

hairyturkey · 05/11/2019 22:21

I would say Ellena as e-lain-a
I think Elena is a better spelling and I would pronounce it the same as Eleanor.

diddlediddle · 05/11/2019 22:17

Please just spell it Eleanor! It's a very well known name. It's a beautiful classic name and doesn't need a youneek spelling.

You're right that Elena will rightly be pronounced El Ayy Na, it's a Spanish/Italian name I think.

Ellen is a name. You could choose Ellen.

But not Ellena!

Pippilangstrumpfi · 05/11/2019 18:16

I've never heard Elena pronounced anything other than El en a. Like element, if that makes sense.

On the continent it's pronounced more like El eh na (slightly longer middle syllable) but I've never heard it with an ay sound Confused

Pemba · 05/11/2019 16:55

I'd say Ellena the same as Eleanor, but with no 'r' sound on the end. But then most English people don't say the 'r' at the end of Eleanor anyway, as non-rhotic? accent. I think.

If you only had one 'l' - Elena - then I'd pronounce it el-ay-na.

Pippilangstrumpfi · 05/11/2019 07:46

I'd pronounce Elena and Ellena the same, Ellen-ah.

Eleanor is different, Elean-or.

IVflytrap · 05/11/2019 07:43

ELennuh. The same as Eleanor in my accent.

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Clettercletterthatsbetter · 05/11/2019 07:22

*Eleanor, hadn’t - all I want for Christmas is an edit button...

Clettercletterthatsbetter · 05/11/2019 07:21

I’d probably guess at el-EN-ah, so like Eleanor, but with the stress on the middle syllable.

If I found out it was pronounced like Rleanor then I’d wonder why the parents had just chosen one of the more common spellings, Eleanor/Elinor.

Elena I would definitely pronounce as El-LAY-nah

LeeMiller · 05/11/2019 07:21

El-EHna or EL-enna I know both, the first is italian. I prefer it with one l though, two looks odd and 'made up' to me.
Elinor is similar and pretty.

Peachbubble · 05/11/2019 07:17

Ellen-ah

justcly · 05/11/2019 06:49

My Dd is called Helena and her Italian grandmother pronounces it ell-EHN-ah.

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Lironlavie1 · 05/11/2019 06:31

Thank you! I’d like to hear from more... anyone? 🙌🏼

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DramaAlpaca · 04/11/2019 23:00

I'd pronounce it very similarly to Eleanor.

Paddingtonthebear · 04/11/2019 22:54

I know one, she is Greek and pronounces it like EL-enHA

Pippilangstrumpfi · 04/11/2019 22:50

Elaina = Elay-na

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