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So classy.

It's a beautiful name. I like it a lot and prefer it to the plainer Helen.

Helena is lively, lovely and in my world, rare. I've only known one (she pronounced it heh-LAY-nuh) although I like HEH-leh-nuh as well.

I like this name too, think I prefer Helen though

Its ambiguous pronunciation keeps me from really loving it.

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I much prefer Helen.

It's better than Helen. A LOT better.

I like it quite well although I feel like it could get a little monotonous on a daily basis. Of course, I could be wrong. I feel that a good many people will try to shorten it to Helen which isn't as pretty.

Love love Helena. It's one of my favorite names. It's so much more elegant and pretty than frumpy old Helen. I love Helena Plum and Helena June which are probably not your style. But I think Helena pairs well with a lot of things. I think it goes nicely with Miriam as well.

I love it. One of my favourite My Chemical Romance songs but I have always loved it.

I have difficulty with Helena, because of pronunciation. The river that was nearest to me growing up was the Helena River, pronounced hǝ-LEE-nǝ, so that's how I think it should be pronounced.

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Turns out, literally everywhere else it's either hǝ-LAY-nǝ or HEL-en-ǝ.

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I'd love to use Helena with the river-in-Perth pronunciation, but just won't fly in the outside world.

I love it but how do *you* pronounce it. I say hel-eh-nah and have heard it said hel-ee-nah and hel-ey-nah.

This message was edited 2/26/2016, 6:02 AM

I love it and would use it, pronounced HEH-leh-na.

It's very common here, and pronounced he-LAY-na. It's an OK name, but I prefer the English pronounciation HEL-e-na. I think it makes it more interesting.

This message was edited 2/26/2016, 4:26 AM

Hi !!!

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I think that Helena could be ok but I prefer the Ancient Greek Helene or the modern Eleni.

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Byeeeeeee

If it sounded like HELena, I agree. If it sounded like heLEEna or heLAYna, I don't.

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And that's why I'd avoid it like the plague. I'd use Helen in a heartbeat, or Elinor. (Yes, I can do the etymology! But the sounds and the look are what count.)

I had a friend in college named Helena, though she went by a nn I can't remember now. I think it's a great name!