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As Heh-LEH-nah in Sweden

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Not as HELL-eh-nah, He-LEE-nah or as Heh-LAY-nah.

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I pronounce it heh-LAY-na, but I've also heard HEL-en-ah.

I'm from the U.S. South, and I've never actually met anyone with the name. :b But most times I hear it (on tv, etc.), it's Heh-LAY-nah. Once it was heh-LEE-nah, and several times I've heard it (usually on British women) it's Helen-ah.

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I prefer heh-LAY-nah, btw. :)

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~Heather~

I prefer it pronounced He-LAY-na. I do not care for He-LEE-na or Hell-uh-na at all.

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I love the name He-LAY-na, but because there are so many different pronunciations, I would never name my daughter's first name Helena because of the confusion it would bring.

I like Huh-LEN-uh the best. I usually hear it pronounced HELEN-a (like Helen with an "uh" at the end). I like that too. I hear huh-LEE-nuh and huh-LAY-nuh a lot also.

It's difficult for me to say which pronunciation is most common since I've only known one Helena my entire life and she pronounced it he-LAY-na. I prefer HE-len-a and I've even heard the name pronounced he-LEE-na. I suspect he-LAY-na is the most common pronunciation in the US.

I pronounce it Helen-ah and I live in North America.

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I just can't pronouce it Ha-lee-nah or He-lee-nah no matter how hard I try! Most people I know would pronounce it Helen-ah

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"Any name is beautiful when it's given in love" -Me

I say heh-LAYN-uh, I think that's the pronunciation I've heard most often.

My sister-in-law pronounces it Eh-LAY-nuh (silent H). I really like this pronunciation!

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I like the name, and I pronounce it as Hel-EE-na.

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The meaning of it all is that there is no meaning. - "The Legend of Bagger Vance"

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I say heh-LAYN-uh, but you're going to get a lot of different answers on this one. :-)

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I say heh-LAYN-uh. I hear heh-LAYN-uh and HEL-en-uh equally often; I've heard heh-LEEN-uh too but it's rarer where I live.

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♥Elinor♥

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'Why do people with closed minds, always open their mouths?'

I say HEL-en-uh, and I'm from the UK. This is definitely the most common pronunciation here, but I reckon huh-LAY-nuh is probably the most common in the world. I prefer HEL-en-uh though.

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I say both, but I prefer HEL-AY-NUH. (I'm from Australia by the way)

I say heh-LAY-nah. I hear that one most often, especially with the MCR song and all. I like heh-LEE-nah next best, and then Helen-uh, which I think is really ugly.

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Array

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