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Help[Opinions] Re: Helena "Hel"
in reply to a message by Ani
I don't understand for the life of me why you'd want the nickname Hel, to be honest. It sounds like "hell". Not meaning to be rude, I just don't really get the appeal at all. It's something I'd want to avoid at all costs.
Helena itself is lovely, but the Hel-part is actually what is turning me off the name. Same with Helen. I'd be worried they'd get shortened to Hel.
I like Helena best without a nickname. If I had to I would go with Lene (LEH-neh) or Leni.
I say hel-eh-na
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Helena itself is lovely, but the Hel-part is actually what is turning me off the name. Same with Helen. I'd be worried they'd get shortened to Hel.
I like Helena best without a nickname. If I had to I would go with Lene (LEH-neh) or Leni.
I say hel-eh-na
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
This message was edited 3/2/2022, 12:45 PM
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I get the obvious hell association, but for some reason it doesn’t bother me, maybe because I’ve never been religious (though I understand that in a society as religious as it is it might be an issue to people and therefor the child). To me, it just feels like a cute shortening of a name
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Hmmm I am also not religious but "hell" is a word even non-religious people associate with something really negative and that is used when you curse. So I would really not want to say that to my daughter's face on a regular basis, it just seems kind of mean, even if you don't do it with bad intentions. She might also repeat "Hel" at school or kindergarten. Might even end up being her first word if you always call her that. Helena is pretty, I'd just leave it at that.
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