how would you pronounce Elena?
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how would you pronounce Elena?
| Tue, 09-26-2006 - 5:01pm |
how would you pronounce Elena?
- Ellen-a
- El-ah-na
- El-ee-na
- other
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| Tue, 09-26-2006 - 5:01pm |
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I'd say El-A-na. With A as in say.
Marla
I also voted "other." As pretty much everyone else has mentioned, I would pronounce Elena as either e-lay-na or a-lay-na (soft beginning sound, so it's about the same) or ee-lay-na. I've known women with both those pronunciations, but never with any of the other choices. I'd assume to get the ones you're looking for ...
Ellen-a would be Ellena or Elenna (but I could actually see this one being a pronunciation of Elena, and that one seems much simpler and more visually appealing, so if you like this I'd probably just explain what pronunciation you like when it's pronounced differently)
El-ah-na could be Elana or Alana/Alanna(h)
El-ee-na should probably use an "i" to get the long "ee" sound (since Eleena isn't all that attractive), so I'd use Elina or Alina
HTH ;)
~Kelli
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Like the others have said, I'd pronounce it eh-LAY-nuh/uh-LAY-nuh or with a slight Spanish accent as ay-LAY-nah.
I love the name, but I've never heard any of the pronunciations that you listed. I have heard similar pronunciations for the name Helena -- HEL-uh-nuh, huh-LAY-nuh, or heh-LEE-nuh.
Stephanie
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