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Elena pronunciation?

56 replies

JDF1611 · 17/03/2022 07:28

I wondered how people living in the UK (we're in London) most commonly pronounce this name?
Would you say
Eh Len a?
Or
E lay na?

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AnotherNC22 · 17/03/2022 07:43

Anyone with knowledge of eastern european languages could also pronounce it YE-LAY-NA so you might also get this as an option.

Frazzled2207 · 17/03/2022 07:43

EH-Le-Nuh with stress on first syllable
Like the pronunciation of Eleanor
North west
Quite a few round here
I know one well and she has few problems but def gets the occasional eh-LAY-na

Thejoyfulstar · 17/03/2022 07:40

I know an El-eh-na but where I live (abroad) its pronounced 'Ellen-a' so prepare for that too!

Furbaby2842 · 17/03/2022 07:39

El lay na

LeeHarper5 · 17/03/2022 07:35

I’m in the the north and would say Eh Len a.

However, I prefer the pronunciation E lay na but seeing it written down I’d instantly read it as Eh Len a.

Burgerqueenbee · 17/03/2022 07:30

Eh len a

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