Helena

I pronounce Helena in the same manner as Helena Bonham Carter's name is pronounced.

I always thought I loved this name because I thought you pronounce it Huh-lay-nuh or Hell EE Nuh. But after hearing Helena Bonham Carter introduced, I found out it is, apparently, Helen with an added a. I guess I prefer it pronounced like Elaine.

I say it Hell-lih-nah.

I always heard it pronounced "Heh-LEH-nah".

Also pronounced: huh-LAY-nuh. [noted -ed]

I would pronounce it Hah-lee-Nuh.

I think it sounds best in the British way: HEH-luh-na. Huh-LAY-na is also fine, the one pronunciation I really loathe is he-LEE-nah.

Helena is pronounced he-LE-nah in Polish.

I know a woman with this name (in British Colombia, Canada) and she pronounces it hə-LAY-nə.

I prefer this name pronounced Huh-lee-nuh.

It's really hard to have this name sometimes because everyone pronounces it the way that you don't. I say my name like Huh-Lean-Uh but no matter how many times I tell people the correct pronunciation they always say it like Hay-lay-nuh or Huh-lay-nuh so I'm always saying my name slowly so people can hear it better. As for nicknames I personally don't go by one, but my father calls me Lean or Lena.

Neither pronunciation is bad... I think I prefer the "Hel-AY-nuh."

My name is Helena and I love my name. We pronounce in Hel-en-a :)

My name is Helena and I like my name:) I pronounce it hel ee na, or as my younger nieces and nephews pronounce it, heeeena.

A friend of mine is a Helena. She pronounces it HEH-luh-nuh. It rhymes with Eleanor. I think this pronunciation is prettier than heh-LEE-nuh and other pronouncations.

My friend is called Helena and hers is pronounced "H'Len-ah".
Which I think is prettier than "He-lee-nah" or "H'Lay-Nah".
I think it's a really neat and elegant name and much more exciting than Helen.

Or it could be pronounced HEL-en-a, as in the capital of Montana, and the wife of Ben the Baker from Storykeepers.

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That's one of the things I loved about Storykeepers. They knew how to pronounce the name Helena properly.

In Croatian: hell-ENN-ah.

Pronouced Ee-le(like cliché)-nuh in Portuguese.

My mother's name, since she is Dutch she pronounces it Heh-LAY-nah. I think it is a lovely name if it is pronounced Heh-LAY-nah, not a fan of Heh-len-ah. Also, my mother's nickname was Heleen, pronounced Heh-LAYN. I would definitely give Helena or Heleen as a middle name to a daughter.

Contrary to the pronunciation entry, I've heard Helena pronounced:
HEL-in-a
huh-LEE-Na.

My name :) Pronounced ay-LAY-na in Portuguese (the h is silent).

My name is Helena I pronounce it he-LEE-na.

My cousin's grandmother's name is Helena. She pronounces it he-leen-a. Her family calls her Leen. I thought that was an intresting pronunciation.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Helena here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

In Sweden, Helena is pronounced "he-LEH-nah", similar but not quite as "he-LAY-na".
[noted -ed]

Can be prounounced:
Hey-Lay-Nah (as in the My Chemical Romance song)
Helen-nah (as in the actress)
And I've heard "Hay-lana" but I think that was someone doing a very bad accent...

Dutch pronunciation is hay-LAY-nah. [noted -ed]

The name Helena seems to be pronounced many different ways. There's hel-AY-na, hel-EE-na, and (this is my least favorite) helen-a.

Argh! I can't believe you hate the name Helen-a, that's how you say my name! Take it back, now!

Can be pronounced as he-LAY-na, he-LEE-na or HEL-en-ah.

In German this is pronounced heh-LEEN-ah, in English it is traditionally pronounced HEH-lenn-ah. I simply adore this name; it is so beautiful, feminine, sophisticated, and strong, plus, its history is astounding.