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Elena
how do you pronounce it?
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eh-LEH-nah
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Instinctively, ye-LEH-naBut that's because the first Elena I ever knew was Russian.I've also met an el-LEH-na, ELL-e-na, and el-LAY-na.
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Am I the odd one out?I instinctively want to pronounce it El-EE-nah.
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eh-LAY-nuh
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ee lay nuh.
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uh-LAY-nah
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el-AY-nahor eh-LAY-nah, even though to me there's not much difference between the two.
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EL-e-nah.
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eh-LEH-nahElena
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Ditto
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I say it a cross between el-LAY-nuh and el-lENN-uh. That's just the way I prefer it pronounced. I think it's prettiest in something like a Ukrainian accent.
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EL-en-ah
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ay-LAY-nah:
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e-len-aThe girl I know called this pronounces it e-len-a. Like Ellen with an a on the end.
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eh-LAYN-ah,
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Same.
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Yep, thisI have no idea how it's supposed to be pronounced, but that's how the only little Elena I've ever known said her name, so thats how I say it now.
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ditto
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eh-LEH-nah
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eh-LEH-nah
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Same
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Ditto thisI say no text, but it doesn't let me post a msg if there really isn't any text.
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