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Original poster

how to pronounce these please

36 replies

christmasclove · 07/11/2020 19:57

Anya
Helena

I confess I'm not pregnant, simply fantasizing about beautiful names.
Did you create names lists before you were pregnant?

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Jessbow · 07/11/2020 20:17

Ann-Yuh

Hell- aye- nah

NannyR · 07/11/2020 20:05

Ann-ya
Helena - I've known women who've pronounced it three ways, helen-a, heleena and helayna.
I would pronounce it helen-a unless told otherwise.

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christmasclove · 07/11/2020 20:03

Does anyone have a preferred Helena pronunciation?

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christmasclove · 07/11/2020 20:03

Anya is one of those ones where I've heard it pronounced Arnya and Ann ya.... if that even makes sense. I know it can be difficult to understand people's pronunciations in text

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RainingBatsAndFrogs · 07/11/2020 20:02

Ann- ya

Helen- uh OR Hel-AY-na.

HappyChristmasTreeRex · 07/11/2020 20:02

Annyah
Helaynah

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 07/11/2020 20:02

AHN-ya
Helen-a

NotAQueef · 07/11/2020 20:01

Ann-ee-ya. But said quickly so the EE and ya blend together
Helen-ah

whatsbinhappnin · 07/11/2020 20:00

Anyuh
Helenuh

icedaisy · 07/11/2020 19:59

Scottish accent here, I would say

Anya as it sounds, Ann ya

Helena, helayna

Yes I love thinking about names, except at moment at third term and arguing with DH!

Ro198 · 07/11/2020 19:59

Ann-ya
Helen-a