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I prefer Helena. I like Elena, but it doesn't work as well if the person isn't of Spanish heritage, imo. Though I prefer Elena on any child as opposed to Alana, Alayna, Elaina, etc.

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I love Helena, and I prefer the prn. that rhymes with Elena (heh-LAY-nah). I don't mind the Helen-ah and heh-LEE-nah, pronunciations but they pale in comparison to the first one imo.

Helena

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I far prefer Helena, which I like in the heh-LAYN-uh pron. best, followed by HEH-len-uh :-)

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I also love Elaina and Alayna.

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"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true."

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♥Elinor♥

Helena :-)

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♦ Chrisell ♦

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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.

Wow, that's a tough one. I'd pronounce Helena hell-en-uh, and Elena uh-lay-nuh. I think I prefer Helena, though.

I love Helena. Elena is nice, but not as good as Helena :-)

(1) Helen + a

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(2) Heh-LAY-na

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(3) Heh-LEE-na

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(4) Other

Elena...(m)

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I love this name, a classic, with the nn Lena. It's in the running to be one of my new nieces!

Helena, and Elena could be a nn.
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SilverSliver

Caring adoptive mom of 18 little !s - check profile to learn their names.

Helena, hands down. Elena sounds odd to me.

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-Lissa Hannah-
!, !, !, !, !, !, = Kipling, Barry, Mortimer, Maris, Blanche, and Gladys

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?, ?, ?, ? = Pasquale, Archibald, Minna, and Doris

I've always adored the name Elena and am happy to see it catching on.

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I do like Helena too, just not as much. (BTW, I pronounce Helena as "helen + a," not rhyming with Elena.)