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WDYT of Helena?I've always thought it was pretty, but never really considered using it. Now I'm thinking that Helena Ruth would sound nice.
Also, do you pronounce Selene as se-LEEN or se-LEE-nee?
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Helena is nice. I like it much better than Helen. Helena Ruth flows very nicely, but I can't stand the name Ruth.I personally pronounce Selene as seh-LEEN (even though I know it's wrong), but it's properly said as seh-LEE-nee or seh-LEH-nee.
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I love Helena, but I seem to prefer the Italian spelling Elena (I pronounce them Helen-ah or Ellen-ah.
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I was in the "Helena" phase and still love it, but I have other names that I like better now. I pronounce it SelEEN.~Lisa~
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I love the name, Helena. :) And, pronounce Selene, se-LEEN.Sarah
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I love it. I prefer the heh-LAY-nah pronunciation over the Helen-ah one (and I dislike heh-LEE-nah), but both are nice. Helena Ruth is gorgeous. I always thought Selene was pronounced like Celine (Dion) until I came to this site and it's listed here as seh-LEE-nee. I actually like the latter pronunciation much more than seh-LEEN.
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I love it pron. Hel-leen-nuh or Huh-leen-nuh.
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I always want to say Selene seh-leh-nee but it sadly is actually said se-LEEN, or at least I've only ever heard it said se-LEEN. But this site says it is said se-LEE-nee, so maybe all the other people have just been saying it wrong, that gives me hope. Helena Ruth sounds pretty good together, even if I don't really care for either name, but they sound good togther. And I should probably put a warning on all my replys saying "Warning: person giving her opinion is extremely strange and tends to dislike any names that are really popluar or have been used too much over the ages. Note: Most people are not like her so don't take her seriously." jk of course but probably most people tend to like popular names, but even I do think those names sound good together.
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Helena is a very nice name (better than Helen, I think), and Helena Ruth does flow nicely. I pronounce it as Hel-EE-nah, by the way.I pronounce Selene as Sel-EEN. I don't care for it, as it sounds cut off. Selena sounds more complete, but I don't care for that either.Edit: Spelling.
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Helena Ruth is lovely, though I do prefer the HEL-en-a pronunciation.Selene I pronounce as se-LEE-nee; se-LEEN would be Celine.
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I guess the pron. of Selene depends on where you are! In TX, you'll just get plain old "Suh-LEEN", although I like it pronounced more Danish-like i.e. "Say-LEE-na"Also, like Helena very much!
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Strangely enough I do live in Texas and I do pronounce it se-LEEN.
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I think Helena is pretty, although I like Alaina and Elaine even more. I pronounce it to rhyme with Alaina; I think Helen with an a tacked on the end is extremely awkward. Helena Ruth could be nice; I guess it depends on the last name and the flow.If I met a Selene, I would probably pronounce the name se-LEEN, assuming that was the pronunciation Selene herself used. But I think se-LEEN-ee is much prettier and it's also closer to the original Greek mythological name.
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I love it! One of my consistently favourite names. I pronounce it heh-LAYN-uh, but also like HEL-en-uh. It's amazing how much difference the "a" makes to the name's style. To me, Helen is very stale and plain -- whereas Helena is a name that stops you in your tracks. You notice how pretty it is.For Selene, I say seh-LEE-nee :-)_____________________________________________________________________"There are few more distressing sights than that
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Helena Ruth is lovely. It sounds nice even with the alternate pronunciations.I pronounce Selene se-LEEN.
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I like Helena (only if pr. hay-LAY-nah), don't care much for Ruth. I'd pron Selene as : say-LAY-nuh
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How are you pronouncing Helena? I love it if it is: Heh-LAYNE-uhI don't care for He-LEEN-uh or Hell-eh-nahI pronounce Selene: Se-LEEN.
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I pronounce it he-LAYN-ah
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Helena Ruth is gorgeous!
To me Selene is either seh-len or seh-leh-neh
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Helena is a lovely name
I pronounce Selene as se-LEE-neeA childs smile is worth more to me than Gold
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Helena is nmsI much prefer Helen. Helen Ruth sounds lovely. I pronunce Selene as se-LEEN.LIza
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I usually pronounce Helena as ha-LEE-na, but most say HEL-e-na. I personally prefer ha-LEE-na because it sounds prettierI like the combination Helena Caroline. Ruth is difficult for me to pronounce. It's also common and boring, so I don't care for it. I'd go with a family name that you like. "Dance like no one's watching."
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I pronounce Helena he-LAYN-ahAnd Ruth is a family name, which I do in fact like : )
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Helena has recently grown on me a lot, and I think Helena Ruth is a beautiful combo!I pronounce Selene se-LEEN.Jamy })i({
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Love the name Helena. Always have.Ruth is not my style, but it sounds good with Helena.I pronounce Selene like se-LEE-nee, since it's how to do it in Danish.♥Charlie Blue♥
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I love the name Helena. It's in my Top 5. I think Helena Ruth is gorgeous.I pronounce Selene either way, but I prefer se-LEEN, though I really like se-LEE-nee, too.
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