How do YOU pronounce.....
How do you pronounce the name Elena?
I say eh-lay-nuh. Is this correct?
Is this the original spelling of the name?
Thanks
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Being Greek, I would pronounce it EH-lenn-ah, as in Helena Paparizou, winner of the 2005 Eurovision song award :)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Paparizou
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eh-leh-na .... the ONLY way unless you want to ruin it by anglicising it...ff
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I think that's a bit strange (and harsh) to say....
I don't think I ruin it by anglicising it, bacause my pron. is not an english pron., there are more ways to pron. it without ruining it.
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I'd pron. it : ay-LAY-nah
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how do you pronounce the Welsh name eirian? i think it looks beautiful
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I agree. "eh-LAY-na"I suppose a purist would say, "eh-LEH-na," but the difference is so slight I hardly hear it when spoken at normal speed.The name has many spellings, depending on the ethnicity. Ex: Elena in Spanish, Yelena in Russian. It's originally Greek. I couldn't begin to know how it was originally spelled. btN is pretty good about giving origins. Just click on the name and you'll see.
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I think Eh-LAY-nuh is a correct English pronounciation.Personally I say it more like Eh-LEH-nuh. But different pronounciations in different languages."You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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