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[Opinions] How do you pronounce Elena?
Just curious to how everyone pronounces Elena. My favorite girls name is Elaina, pronounced Eh-Layn-uh, and for years I was under the impression that Elena was said the same way. I don't want to use the wrong spelling though and forever have to correct people on the pronounciation, so I figured Elaina was a safer bet.
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e-LEN-aMy freind is called this and this is how she pronounces it.
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eh-LEE-nuh, exceptwhen it's the Romanian lady down the street, in which case I say eh-LAY-nuh.
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eh-LEHN-ah
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I pronounce it eh-LEH-nah, but 99.9% of the population will say eh-LAY-nah. I'd go with Elena. It looks simpler, cleaner, and a lot classier.
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eh-LAY-nuhm
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"eh-LAY-nuh"
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eh-LEE-na or ee-LEE-na
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eh-LAY-nuh
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eh-LAY-nuhThis is how my friend with this name pronounces it, and how I would presume it was pronounced if I saw it written out.
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eh-LEHN-ah, almost like yours but not quite
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eh-LEE-nah.
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I say EHL- eh-uh, like Ellen with an a.
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ah-LAY-nah.
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Eh-lee-nah
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