Elena Eleanor pronunciation

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I personally would pronounce Eleanor and Elena exactly the same - eh le na (with the stress on the first syllable)

If I want that pronunciation, should I use Eleanor or elena ?

I worry that with Eleanor there will be SOME people who pronounce it eh le NOR. I know this would really irritate me.

Equally , would Elena be pronounced by some people as eh LAY na or eh-LEN-a ?

Anyone know/ got an Eleanor / Elena who can share their findings ?

Thank you!

I'd pronounce Elena as eh-LAY-na and Eleanor the same way as you do. People with rhotic accents are definitely going to pronounce the -nor with the r sound at the end instead of a schwa, though.

I would have pronounced both names the same and in the way you prefer, but having taught many many Eleanors over the years, they are usually Eh - le - NOR ime.

The only people I’ve ever met in real life called Elena pronounce it El-Lay-na. So completely different to Eleanor, which most people pronounce El-en-na. You might get a few people overemphasising the last syllable “NOR” but I don’t think it’s common at all and you can always correct them. I’d definitely go for the spelling Eleanor for the pronunciation you prefer.

I would say El a nor. For Elena, I would be split between Eh lay na and the way you want it as I know people who pronounce it oth ways.

There’s absolutely no way anyone with my accent is ever going to pronounce Eleanor as Elena. Na and nor make completely different sounds.

Loads of (possibly most) people will pronounce Elena as El-ay-nah. I would.

I would 100% do elena as eh-lay-na and Eleanor as eh-leh-nor. I know an Eleanor and this is how she pronounces it.

I would pronounce Elena El-yen-a but only because I've only ever known Russians with that name. Eleanor I would say El-en-a but I've heard it pronounced El-en-nor. I don't think it would bother me but if it bothers you then fair play. I think it's a beautiful name

You want Eleanor - Elena has multiple pronunciations.

I'd pronounce Elena 'eh-lay-nuh' but have seen both ways.

In my non rhotic accent Eleanor is EL-en-uh and all the Elenas I have known have been El-AY-nuh (apart from the Russians!).

Eleanor El- an-or/a (I have friends who use both pronunciations)
Elena El-ee-na

I would say
Elinor - eh li nor
Eleanor - eh le na or eh le nor (would check how they pronounce it. I've known two and they pronounced it differently)
Elena - eh lay na

There was a little Elena in a baby group I went to and the Mum got very cross when the leader of the group called her Eh lay na not Eh le na (made me think it probably happened a lot).
I think whichever spelling/pronunciation it's pretty but if it will annoy you when people 'get it wrong' it might be better to use it as a middle name.

For me Eleanor is either eh-leh-nuh or eh-leh-nor.
Elena would always be eh-lay-nah.

I have no idea what type of accent I have, but I've only ever met one Eleanor and she was an el-an-nor. Went by Ellie mostly.

Elena is definitely eh-LAY-na IME.

Elena. = Elen-ah

Eleanor = Elen-or

Exactly as it's written!

I would pronounce them Eh-lay-nuh (like Elena in The Vampire Diaries 😂) and Eleanor as Eh-la-nor

I am called Eleanor and always pronounce it was a NA on the end. I sometimes have people say it with NOR at the end (particularly Americans) but just correct them. I also hate it with NOR at the end and as a kid i refused to answer to it. Now i usually just correct it and it isn't a big deal.

I'd pronounce Elena as eh-LAY-na and Eleanor as eh-le-NUH.

El ay na
El en na

Elena: Eh-lay-nah
Eleanor: El-ah-nor

Why spell it with a NOR at the end if you want it pronounced with an A?!

Elena: Eh-leh-nah or Eh-lay-nah

Eleanor: El-ah-nor

I would always pronounce the NOR if it's spelled Eleanor (unless told otherwise)

My sister is Eleanor (ella-nor) and that's exactly how we pronounce it. She hates being called Elena

Na and Nor make completely different sounds.

Exactly