[Opinions] Lena
My great great grandmother was called Lena but I'm not sure if it was her full name. Some family members seem to think her real name was Evelyn. Lena doesn't seem like an obvious nn for Evelyn, but I guess it could be. Evelyn IS one of my grandmother's middle names so she may have been named after her grandmother.
Anyway, I like Lena but I don't like Magdalena or Helena much. Can anyone think of any other names which could have Lena as a nn? Or what do you think of Lena as a full name?
Anyway, I like Lena but I don't like Magdalena or Helena much. Can anyone think of any other names which could have Lena as a nn? Or what do you think of Lena as a full name?
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I don't think formal name decisions should revolve around a nickname. If the child doesn't want the nickname, then you may have just settled for a formal name.
I don't care for Lena, but I guess it would work as a formal name. It doesn't have a strong nickname feel to it. If I had to choose a formal name for it, then I'd choose Helena.
-Lissa Hannah-
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I don't care for Lena, but I guess it would work as a formal name. It doesn't have a strong nickname feel to it. If I had to choose a formal name for it, then I'd choose Helena.
-Lissa Hannah-
My ?'s = Pasquale, Archibald, Humphrey, Nigel, Bernard, Minna, Doris, Shirley, Cordelia, Gertrude
I've always like Lena on its own. It's traditionally a nn for Helen/Helena, but I can see it standing alone too.
I've known people with their full first name as Lena, on theri birth certificate. So to me it is perfectly fine to be used as a full name. So you don't need another name and have it just as a nn.
I like Lena, the Lena's I've known have been lovely.
:o)
Nai
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I like Lena, the Lena's I've known have been lovely.
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