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Juliana Elizabeth or Helena Katherine...or something else

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sirhandel · 08/03/2011 19:15

Baby name list is as follows
Juliana Elizabeth (DH's suggestion)
Helena Katherine (My suggestion)

We currently can't decide so are hoping to get peoples opinions.

We are also very open to other suggestions.

many thanks.

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brimfull · 08/03/2011 19:18

Like them both
prefer Juliet to Juliana

my vote goes to Helena Katherine

TheFowlAndThePussycat · 08/03/2011 19:23

Helena Elizabeth

Or Julia Elizabeth. I love Julia.

eatyourveg · 08/03/2011 19:32

Helena Katherine though much prefer it as Catherine

ItsJustAName · 08/03/2011 19:33

Helena or Juliet, for me.

Hedwig3 · 08/03/2011 19:35

Helena would be the one for me.

Juliana sounds like a cruise ship, sorry.

pointydog · 08/03/2011 19:38

I prefer Julia.

And Helen. But Helena at a push.

sirhandel · 08/03/2011 19:54

Thanks for the input so far. I suggested Juliet to DH but he wasn't so keen.

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BigChiefOrganiser · 08/03/2011 20:03

I back Helena Elizabeth too, then you both get a name in, and the best of the 4 IMO.

NadiaWadia · 08/03/2011 20:26

I like Helena Katherine. Are you pronouncing as He-LAY-nuh or Helen-uh as in Bonham Carter?

Hadria · 08/03/2011 20:26

I like your suggestion best

sirhandel · 08/03/2011 20:28

Would be pronounced Helen-uh like Helena Bonham Carter

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pastahat · 08/03/2011 20:39

Helena Katherine is lovely, definitely my favourite... DD2 is Helena Caitlin so I am clearly biased! We use the Helen-uh pronunciation also and fortunately the pronunciation has been much less of an issue than I was anticipating.

pilates · 08/03/2011 20:57

Helena Katherine is gorgeous, sounds elegant and classy.

Feffa · 08/03/2011 21:00

Helena Elizabeth is beautiful and it flows and as bigchieforganiser mentioned you would be getting the best of both worlds. Good luck with anything you decide.

Onion1968 · 08/03/2011 21:57

juliana elizabeth is too much of a gobful. Helena gets my vote

flopsy1974 · 09/03/2011 13:52

Both lovely names but I agree with Onion that Juliana Elizabeth is a bit of a mouthful. Helena Katherine or Helena Elizabeth are both lovley.

stripeytiger · 09/03/2011 14:06

Definitely Helena Katherine - it flows nicely, where as Juliana Elizabeth doesn't (in my opinion).

Underachieving · 09/03/2011 16:01

Helena Katherine, as Juliana Elizabeth doesn't really go IYKWIM.

cumbria81 · 11/03/2011 11:42

I knew a Juliana at school who was a complete cow so that name is out for me. Not very helpful, sorry.

kittykatx · 11/03/2011 13:09

Helena Katherine, purely because I have a little Helena and she is wonderful, so I'm biased, plus I love H-B-C.

mathanxiety · 11/03/2011 17:47

Helena Katherine; any way you pronounce Helena sounds lovely to me.

TheGashlycrumbTinies · 11/03/2011 17:48

Helena Katherine :)

stardustn · 15/03/2011 21:14

My name is Helena so I'll be biased and say Helena Katherine :)

You should be fine with the Helen-uh pronounciation- I pronounce it Hel-ee-na, and the vast vast majority of people say Helen-uh upon first seeing it written down.

I love Katherine as a middle name too :)

pinkhebe · 15/03/2011 21:15

and my name is Helen Elizabeth so I'll say Helena Elizabeth Grin

shouldnotbehere · 16/03/2011 10:10

I love Helena Katherin

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