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HEL-eh-nah, definitely.

Heh-LAY-nuh.

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He-LAY-na. I can't stand the others, but LOVE that one.

I say he-LEH-na (and I hate the name, btw. The only ways I like the sound is as Elena or Elaina, in which case I spell it like that too). I don't really know if it's correct, though.

It depends, either Hel-Ay-nuh or Hel-uh-nuh.

hel-LAY-na

I tend to pronounce it HEL-en-a at first, but heh-LAY-na and heh-LEE-na are perfectly fine as well.

I say both HEL-en-uh and hel-EN-uh. I kind of switch back and forth.

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he-LEE-na

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he-LEE-na is probably the least common of the three accepted pronunciations, but it's the one we use most commonly in Perth, Western Australia, as it's the name of one of our rivers.

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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.

It can be "properly" pronounced one of 3 ways: HELL-en-ah, heh-LAY-nah or heh-LEE-nah (and maybe even add eh-LAY-nah on there...). I like heh-LAY-nah the best but HELL-en-ah is a fairly close second.

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~Heather~

HEL en uh
Heh LAY nuh - I use this one most often, but I've heard all three
Heh LEE nuh

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This message was edited 9/16/2006, 6:47 PM

I prefer HE-len-a even though I grew up with a girl who pronounced it he-LAY-na. Also, I greatly dislike Helen as much as I adore Helena.

I'm one of those stupid people that can never decide :( Usually it's he-len-ah, but I say it a thousand different ways sometimes..

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Its ok, I like it prn hel-ay-nah. :-)

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Cassie Anne (not Cassandra!)
Fiance to Grant Stephen
Mum to Hayley Anne :)
D.O.B: 8th October, 2004

I usually pronounce it HEL-en-a because that sounds prettiest to me, but I like HEH-lee-na, too, and heh-LAY-na is also nice.

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Hannah
Dad: I know what the Loch Ness monster is. I done figured it out by myself!
Brother: Okay, then, what is it?
Dad: It's an elephant.

he-LAY-nuh

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Jamy })i({

HEL-en-uh.

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R.I.P. Steve Irwin

I pronounce it he-LAY-na. The other pronounciations sound ugly to me.

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EDD: 4/12/06

Helen-uh unless told otherwise.

Helen-uh