A few years ago I really loved the name
Eliana. After a while, I found it rather bland, but I still like the meaning. I pronounce it more like eh-lee-AH-na, with a long eh-sound, a bit like the French é.
I used to think that
Elliana looked misspelled, but I recently met one and she pronounced it ell-lee-AH-na. So beautiful! I like that pronunciation much better.
Do you pronounce them the same? Do you like
Eliana or
Elliana? I like
Elliana with the nickname
Ellie. Thoughts?