Pronunciation of Lena

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Which pronunciation of Lena is best?

LAYna
LEHna
LEEna

Which is most common?

If you want LEE-NA I'd spell it differently. Line is how it's spelt in Denmark.

Lay-nuh.

Old thread, but I'm interested in this too. I'd pronounce it as Léna to rhyme with Jenna.

My Granny was a Lena pr. lee-na, it was short for Ellen.

Lee-na.

I think Lay-nuh would be more usual in other European countries.

I prefer Laynah (and this is on my list of girls names) however when i read it i do usually read it as leena which is weird. I'd say go by whatever you prefer

I'd say Lena to rhyme with cleaner.

I use this as a shortening of my name and say it Lee-na, which is what the majority pronounce it as but a few have said Lay-na

Lay-nuh

Layna

Lee na unless short for madalena then Len na

lee-en-a but I am Scandinavian :)

I would say Lee-na

I would have said Lee-na until 7 weeks ago when started watching The Returned (amazing by the way!!) Now I'd probably say Lay-nah.

For me, a long e- sound, not as in been, but as in French été, or German Lehrer.

I would say it as Lee na. I quite like it, but I think of it as a really granny name. My nana seemed to have at least 10 friends called Lena