Message: "Ina + Ena" - Behind the Name

Ina + Ena

by whim

3/22/2015, 10:33 PM

What do you think of the Ina and Ena combos below? Which should I keep on my list?

Ina is pronounced IE-nə and Ena is pronounced EE-nə.

Ina Hazel
Ina Coralie
Ina Lily
Ina Pearl
Ina Harriet
Ina Coral

Ena Hazel
Ena Lilac
Ena Harriet

Thanks!

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- kudriashkajo (jodirae) +1

3/23/2015, 7:54 AM

I've never heard that pronunciation of Ina before and it seems odd. I don't like it and it's not intuitive for me. I would have guessed that Ina was pronunced ee-na and Ena was a trying-to-be-cool variation.

Ena Hazel is awesome!

- whim

3/23/2015, 9:48 AM

I completely understand the IE-nə/EE-nə issue. The only "experience" I have with Ina was through Ina Garten and Ina May Gaskin. Both pronounce their name IE-nə so that's what comes naturally for me.

- Flora (booksandtea) +1

3/23/2015, 7:45 AM

Ena is more natural for me to say, honestly. However it is a pretty incomplete sounding name to me.

Ena Hazel & Ena Harriet are my favorites.

Ina Pearl being my favorite out of the first list.

- whim

3/23/2015, 10:07 AM

I guess it could sound incomplete to quite a few people. I'm not too bothered by that but thanks for pointing it out!

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