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[Facts] pronunciation of Eliana

by Sharon (guest)

6/4/2004, 9:33 PM

What is the pronunciation of Eliana? Is it pronounce Ellie (short e) or Eelee (long E) and Anna (rhymes with banana) or onna (rhymes with donna)? Thanks.

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- Lauren (guest)

6/5/2004, 11:51 AM

It's neither. the Eli bit is just like Ellie, and the ana is said AR (like the letter R)na. If it were spelt Elianna, then it would be ellie-ANNA, but because there's only one consonant, the vowel makes a longer sound.

- Elinor (guest)

6/5/2004, 1:03 AM

el-ee-AN-a ... which may become el-ee-AWN-a with certain accents.

- Merlina

6/4/2004, 9:46 PM

I think you pronounce it as: El-ee-ah-nah
I think the "ana" part is like you've mentioned earlier "onna."

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