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Help[Opinions] Elena?
What do you think of Elena, and how do you pronounce it?
Also, do you prefer Elena or Natalia?
Thank you. :)
Also, do you prefer Elena or Natalia?
Thank you. :)
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"However, you'd get eh-LAY-nah all the time."
I agree because I get eh-LAY-na all the time. Rarely, I've gotten ee-LEE-na, but for the most part, you can count on the eh-LAY-na pronunciation. I like my name, but between the two, I can picture Natalia in your family. I also like an earlier suggestion of Eliana. I feel Isabel, Sofia and Eliana would make an absolutely stunning sibset.
I agree because I get eh-LAY-na all the time. Rarely, I've gotten ee-LEE-na, but for the most part, you can count on the eh-LAY-na pronunciation. I like my name, but between the two, I can picture Natalia in your family. I also like an earlier suggestion of Eliana. I feel Isabel, Sofia and Eliana would make an absolutely stunning sibset.
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Well, I'm always tempted to prn Elena as ELL-en-uh (knew a girl named Helena & she prn it HELL-en-uh, which has probably influenced me). I prefer the spelling Elaina if you want it to sound like Elaine. If you're prn it like Elaina, then I choose that over Natalia, but if you're going with the Ellena prn, then I choose Natalia. ;o) Am I making any sense at all, lol?
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I pronounce it eh-LAY-nah, and I like it much better than Natalia.
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I like Elena, and I've heard it pronounced "eh-LAY-nah" and "EH-leh-nah.
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I love it. Simple, yet beautiful and elegant. I pronounce it eh-LEH-nuh, and I prefer it to Natalia.
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Elena hands down
I pronounce it halfway between eh-LAY-na and eh-LEN-ah. More nuanced, if you follow me. One of my top ten favorite girls' names.
:-)
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
I pronounce it halfway between eh-LAY-na and eh-LEN-ah. More nuanced, if you follow me. One of my top ten favorite girls' names.
:-)
~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon
This message was edited 7/16/2006, 12:11 AM
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Eh/Ih-LEE-nuh.
It's OK. I don't dislike it, but it doesn't really stand out to me. I prefer Natalia.
What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
Man is a depth still greater than the people.
It's OK. I don't dislike it, but it doesn't really stand out to me. I prefer Natalia.
Man is a depth still greater than the people.
This message was edited 7/15/2006, 11:44 PM
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I like the name when its pronounced "eh leh nah", not so much when its said "uh lay nuh" or "eh lay nuh".
Of Elena & Natalia, I much prefer Natalia.
Jennifer Nicole
Loving the Names:
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Of Elena & Natalia, I much prefer Natalia.
Jennifer Nicole
Loving the Names:
Ariella Kathryn, Carrie Marie, Elisabeth Ava, Faith Alexandra, Michaela Reese
Cade Preston, Deacon James, Grant William, Jude Hamilton, Roman Spencer
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