Ellena Elizabeth

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Hi, what do you think about that name please? Ellena (first name) Elizabeth (second name) thank you! X

It's nice. Why not either Elena or Eleanor, though? I haven't come across the spelling Ellena before; it looks wrong to me (but happy to be corrected if it's a known variant!).

Really lovely

Another E name I like is Edith

It sounds lovely. I prefer the Eleanor spelling though. Elena is another widely known spelling.

Thank you. We spell it this way because we like to pronounce it like Ellen-a.
Elena been read Eh-lay-na a lot of the times and we don’t like Eleanor (as we will pronounce it with the ‘or’ at the end.
Hope you understand me 🤣😂🤣 xxx

No one will know how to pronounce it.

I’d imagine a lot of people will mishear it as Helena.

Ellen Elizabeth
Eleanor Elizabeth
Elena (ell-ay-nah) Elizabeth
Helena Elizabeth are all lovely

I would go with Ellen or Eleanor. Not make up a spelling.

Not sure why you are changing the spelling of Elena ? I know a few Elena's and they are said the right way. Never heard of a 'eh lay na' being used for elena

As someone who has a well known name with a slightly different spelling, having your name constantly misspelled or having to spell it out ("that's with a double L and an A at the end") can be a bit of a pain at times.
Also, when I was a child I was gutted that I could never find keyrings, badges, cups, pencils etc with my name on them.

I have an Ellena. We pronounce it Ellen-a. I didn’t want an Ele-nor or an E-lay-na. People often mis spelt it as Eleanor though.

She always insisted on being an Elle until she was about 20 but uses her full name now and loves it.

Lovely name (not bias at all)! Was often complimented on it. Elizabeth goes well with it. I’ve only come across one other person with that same spelling.

Thank you @funkyfreida
It’s nice to know there are more :)
Do you find people usually pronounce it the way you meant?
We were thinking we can call her Elle or Ellie for short.
I do love that name but part of me thinking to just go with Elizabeth for first name! Xxx

I much prefer the Elena spelling!

Every Elena I've known has pronounced it Elen-ah.

I know 2 Elenas, both pronounced ‘eh lay na’...

I read Ellena as ell-ee-na

I don't understand why Elena would be pronounced Elayna?

In French, Italian etc it is pronounced El eh na (emphasis on eh) and in German Elen ah (emphasis on El) So where does the -ay sound come from?

@Grufallosfriends it doesn’t always work like that. Names are not always pronounced how they are spelt. But I guess it’s upto the parents what pronunciation they use?

We have an Eleanor pronounced "Elean-uh" not "Elean-or". I think if you're worried about people pronouncing Eleanor with the "or" (which does happen, we just correct them), then you'd be better or using "Elena" rather than a made up spelling (basically the name Ellen with an a on the end) people won't know how to pronounce or spell.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=6TySOgiUv04

The Spanish pronunciation is elayna, which I imagine is why it's also the way all the Americans I know pronounce it that way. I think in popular culture most people will start seeing Elena as elayna. Honestly OP I think it's lovely but probably not lovely enough for me to put up with mispronunciations and explanations. However when I saw the spelling first I did assume Ellen-a would be the pronunciation, and I'm someone who would read Elena as Elayna.

I know an Elena (adult) - she pronounces it Elayna. OP, I get your logic, your spelling is fine!

The Eleanors I know are pronounced El-en-a anyway, Elinor is pronounced with the "or" but there will always be people who pronounce things differently. The Elenas I know have been Spanish and pronounced El-ay-na so I get where you are coming from there.

I would call her Helena Elizabeth. Ellena looks weird although I understand why you spell it that way.

Eleanor ends in -or. I don't find that very feminine.

Elena is often pronounced Elen-a and once told, most people should remember.

Otherwise how about Ellen?

Elena is beautiful. I'd pronounce it Elen-ah.

Ellena looks strange and she would constantly have to spell her name out.

Eleanor sounds different (Elen-or)

I also like Elizabeth- nobody struggles to pronounce that!

Ellena looks odd. Elena is pronounced Eh- lay-na. I prefer Helena or Eleanor or Ellen.