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Help[Opinions] Re: Pronunciation of Elena and Helena
in reply to a message by Lily
I know an Alaina and an Elena, and their names sound pretty much the same - ah-LAY-na and eh-LAY-na, but the eh- is almost ah- in her case. Elena was born in Russia, so her name is Russian. She was adopted pretty young so i can't guarantee this pronunciation is Russian. Alaina is my sister. We live in the USA.
I would probably pronounce Helena to rhyme with those two names, and would pronounce Elaina as ee-LAY-na, but know no one by either name to confirm this with. I do know Alaina gets her name mispronounces and sometimes misspelled this way often, which is why i am of the opinion they are pronounced differently.
I would probably pronounce Helena to rhyme with those two names, and would pronounce Elaina as ee-LAY-na, but know no one by either name to confirm this with. I do know Alaina gets her name mispronounces and sometimes misspelled this way often, which is why i am of the opinion they are pronounced differently.
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I would pronounce Helena as HEL-en-uh (pretty much like Helen with an -a at the end) as in Helena, Montana. I have some German great-grandmothers named Helena and I think their names were pronounced heh-LAY-na, but I'm not sure since I never met them (and I think at least one of them went by Helen anyway).
I'd say Elena, Alaina, and Elaina all the same (uh-LAY-na) unless Elena was in a Spanish context, in which case I'd say it in a Spanish accent - more like eh-LEH-na.
I'd say Elena, Alaina, and Elaina all the same (uh-LAY-na) unless Elena was in a Spanish context, in which case I'd say it in a Spanish accent - more like eh-LEH-na.
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