Pronounciation of HELENA?
I know there are a few ways and wanted to know what the "majority" would pronounce it as if it was read (potential baby name- almost 37 weeks pregnant)..How would you pronounce HELENA? Please state where you are from (geograhically).. THANK YOU
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I'd say hel AY na. I'm from Michigan, US.
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In England it's Helen-uh
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HEL-anna
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In Scotland it's pronounced He-lee-na.
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In Denmark Helena is pronounced as he-LEE-nah.
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In Western Australia this is the name of a river, pronounced he-LEE-na.
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hel-AY-na
eastern Australia
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He-lane-ah
South Eastern Australia
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