how to pronounce these please

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Anya
Helena

I confess I'm not pregnant, simply fantasizing about beautiful names.
Did you create names lists before you were pregnant?

Ann-ya
Helen-a

Scottish accent here, I would say

Anya as it sounds, Ann ya

Helena, helayna

Yes I love thinking about names, except at moment at third term and arguing with DH!

Anyuh
Helenuh

Ann-ee-ya. But said quickly so the EE and ya blend together
Helen-ah

AHN-ya
Helen-a

Annyah
Helaynah

Ann- ya

Helen- uh OR Hel-AY-na.

Anya is one of those ones where I've heard it pronounced Arnya and Ann ya.... if that even makes sense. I know it can be difficult to understand people's pronunciations in text

Does anyone have a preferred Helena pronunciation?

Ann-ya
Helena - I've known women who've pronounced it three ways, helen-a, heleena and helayna.
I would pronounce it helen-a unless told otherwise.

Ann-Yuh

Hell- aye- nah

My name is Helena and is pronounced Helayna. Mind you my dad was french and always spelt it with accents over both letters e

I knew a (German) Anya. She pronounced it Ann ya

Thanks guys.

@HelebethH you have a beautiful name.

Ann-ya and Helen-a here too, I've heard of one or two Helenas pronounced other ways but I think of Helen-a as the default.

Helena - Hel-ain-a or Helen-a or Hel-ee-na

Anya - Ann-ya

Anya = Annya
Arnya is the American way.
Heleena reminds me of Halima which is the name of a Muslim girl I used to live near so that pronunciation sounds Arabic to my ears. Helen-a sounds too similar to eleanor. So I prefer Helaina pronunciation.

The Irish Helenas I know pronounce it Hel-ee-na.
I don't know any Anyas, but if I had to guess I'd go with Ann-ya.

Ann-ya

Hell-ay-na

Arn-ya
Hel-ay-BA

Ooops
Hel-ay-na

Ann-ya like in Buffy
Hell- AAA - na

@christmasclove

Anya Helena

I confess I'm not pregnant, simply fantasizing about beautiful names.
Did you create names lists before you were pregnant?

I had a name list before I even met my husband-to-be 🤣

Anya = Annya
Arnya is the American way

Or the Irish name Åine .

I wouldn't put an 'r' in when pronouncing Áine?
Where I am in the south of Ireland Áine is pronounced Awn-ya, but I think it might be said as On-ya further north.