Thought on Aliena

[MistyF]

As in variation on Alyona, and because of charcter in Shakespeare, not because aliens.
I would pronounce it A-lee-en-a. I dont mind slight variation in pronunciation, but do care that middle two syllables are pronounced lee-en.

Do you think Aliena is usable? I like Celia, as well, but not as Aliena.

Spelt that way, they are always going to be called Alien and the many many many jokes that will go alongside that.

If you want Aleena, call them Aleena

I immediately thought of Shakespeare, but I think you’d get a LOT of mispronouncing.

I'd probably pronounce that a-leen-a.

What about alyiena?

I wouldn’t use that name to be honest. I think the alien association is too much.

Dear God, please don’t.

Oh come on.

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alien-A

yes sure thing OP … it’s beautiful

seriously? too close to Alien.

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Alyona and Aleena are both lovely.

No٫ would you like to be called that?

All her life she will get called Alien.

Phone calls will go like this l…

Name? Aliena
How do you spell that? A L I E N A
Oh, like Alien with an A on the end.

Good god no

Do you think Aliena is usable?

No. No way.

Maybe Alyena might work for a more obvious 'A-lee-en-a' pronunciation and the y takes it away from the inevitable 'Alien' territory.

I’m not keen. Aleena/Alina, Elena or Aliona would be easier to spell and pronounce.

Just finished listening to an audiobook with a main character Aliena. It was pronounced there as “ally-ay-nah” “ally-eh-nah”. (My two attempts to write it phonetically). It’s a nice name, and because I’ve heard it pronounced that way I wouldn’t think “alien-ah”.

No. Sorry.

Why can't you just use Alyona?

I've come across a few Alina's in my life but wouldn't go with your spelling. It looks like Alien 👽

Alyena could work but not Aliena sorry. But the sound would be the same.

Allay ah nah sounds frightfully posh and overdone - "it's ahhhh naaaaahhh dahling'

I know an Alannah, that’s a pretty name. Please don’t use Aliena , for reasons given upthread.

I strongly urge you not to use a name that's easily mispronounced. And definitely not one that will get people saying Alien-a.

Alyona is better. Or Celia. Or even Alina/Alena, though you'll be battling spelling with that.

I had a name that could be spelled/pronounced two ways and it was a nightmare.

What about Alyena? Aleena?

Yes, that's a lovely name.

Aliena - come on.

Eliana, Ariana, Liana, Alannah, Alina, anything but Aliena