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How do you pronounce Elena?

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littlefawn · 26/04/2020 15:25

  1. Eh-lay-na
  1. Eh-lee-na
  1. Eh-lane-a
  1. Ellen-a
  1. Eh-len-na

DH likes the name but I'm not sure how exactly it should be pronounced

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doadeer · 28/04/2020 12:21

Oh I say 1.

Eh lay na

But I have friends with this name from other European countries I don't know anyone British with the name

steppemum · 28/04/2020 12:20

depends on where you are from.

For me, southern English. Eleanor is NOT pronounced with an OR at the edn it is pronounced

Ellen-a more or less.

My friends from germany, Holland would pronounce Elena the same way, ie same name different spelling.

But friends from further East eg Russia, would see it in the same category a sthe name

Lena, and would add an E sound to the beginning E -LAY -na.

So I think you get to choose which one you like

BabyLlamaZen · 28/04/2020 12:11

Eh-lay-nah which I love, but I know an Ellen-ah

monkeytennis97 · 28/04/2020 01:55

4

Chienloup · 28/04/2020 01:16

E (as in Elephant) LEN uh

JanewaysBun · 28/04/2020 01:07

1 but i think most brits would say 4
Elayna sounds lovely
Ellena not so much

Maria53 · 28/04/2020 01:04

Somewhere between 1 and 3?! That's how it is pronounced in Spain.

UpTheLaganInABubble · 28/04/2020 01:01

I did wonder if we were when I read your list Grin We do say a lot of names/words differently than the rest of the UK

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littlefawn · 27/04/2020 20:29

*board

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littlefawn · 27/04/2020 20:29

I think there's just too many variables and I would be correcting people, lovely name but I just don't think it'll work where I live, back to the drawing bird

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littlefawn · 27/04/2020 20:28

Upthelaganinabubble - I'm assuming we're from the same area (by your name) as with our accent I think it can sound a bit harsh, I feel like when I say Eh-lay-na I'm putting on an English accent!

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peperethecat · 27/04/2020 20:06

Eh-lay-na (but the lay is quite soft sounding).

I think it's beautiful.

Summergarden · 26/04/2020 23:06

4

zscaler · 26/04/2020 22:59

1 - e-lay-na

35andThriving · 26/04/2020 22:39

4

Kelpie78 · 26/04/2020 22:38

3

Batqueen · 26/04/2020 22:30

1/3

AMomHasNoName · 26/04/2020 22:24

5

ChristmasCarcass · 26/04/2020 22:22

It depends on where you’re from - the Italian, Spanish, Greek and Eastern European pronunciations are all different. As you might expect.

welldonesquirrels · 26/04/2020 22:14

Yeh-LAY-na

olympicsrock · 26/04/2020 22:02
MotherOfAllNameChanges · 26/04/2020 22:01

4 Ellen-A

Blackdog19 · 26/04/2020 21:59

Ell-Enn-a , but to be fair I pronounce Eleanor the same way

Namaste6 · 26/04/2020 21:56

1 or 3

Mollymalone123 · 26/04/2020 21:55

No 1

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