[identity profile] lava-sharks.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] babynames
I love the name Elena, but.. how do YOU pronounce it?

Date: 2009-01-21 09:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kwsh.livejournal.com
ELL-AY-NUH

Date: 2009-01-22 03:05 am (UTC)

Date: 2009-01-22 04:28 am (UTC)

Date: 2009-01-22 12:45 pm (UTC)

Date: 2009-01-21 09:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] indicinderelly.livejournal.com
My little cousin is Elena. She pronounces it "Eee-lay-nuh"

Date: 2009-01-21 09:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] patsfan610.livejournal.com
ell-AY-nuh

Date: 2009-01-21 09:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rorylareina.livejournal.com
ell-AY-nah

Date: 2009-01-21 09:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] th3-unicorn.livejournal.com
Here in Italy it's EL-ay-nah

Date: 2009-01-21 10:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alas-earwax.livejournal.com
Yeah, my name is Alayna and my Italian cousins pronounce it that way. Not that it's spelled the same...

Date: 2009-01-21 09:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] velkoria.livejournal.com
I'ts my mother's middle name actually and I ADORE it. Buit I have noticed people pronounce it different than we do (I hlive in a spanish speaking country). The way iot's 'supposed' to be said is: Ell-E(as in pet) - NUH. Ell-AY-NUH is ok but I muuuch preffer the other way =)

Date: 2009-01-21 09:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jordle.livejournal.com
El-Layne-uh

Date: 2009-01-21 09:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] krysteener.livejournal.com
I usually say el-AY-nuh. But I looooooove the Spanish pronunciation (el-EH-nuh)

Date: 2009-01-21 09:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cremepuff.livejournal.com
Ell-AY-nah. One of my favorite names!

Date: 2009-01-21 09:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rubytitania.livejournal.com
I'd say Eh-LAY-nuh but I have no idea if that's how it's supposed to be pronounced.

PS - icon twins! :P

Date: 2009-01-21 10:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lilg82882.livejournal.com
Ell-ay-nuh
I liked this name too but decided on Elaina since most people know how to pronounce Elaine so there would be no confusion how to say her name

Date: 2009-01-21 10:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sereneignorance.livejournal.com
Eh-len-ah, it's my aunt's name and our native language is spanish.

Date: 2009-01-22 08:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 2nd-heartbeat.livejournal.com
Same here. My best friend's sister is Elena, pronounced eh-len-uh. Their mother is hispanic. It's my favourite pronunciation :]

Date: 2009-01-21 10:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] googlebee-ohmi.livejournal.com
Ah-lane-A is how I pronounce it.

Date: 2009-01-21 10:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] miss-tee.livejournal.com
el-en-uh

Date: 2009-01-21 10:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiphanism.livejournal.com
The same as Eleanor - ELL en uh

Date: 2009-01-21 11:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] serdyuchkafan.livejournal.com
I pronounce it yeh-LYEH-nah.

Date: 2009-01-21 11:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aquilinum.livejournal.com
ehl-EH-nah

Date: 2009-01-21 11:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] adamantplatypus.livejournal.com
Elle-aine-ah.

Alina is "Al-ee-nah"

Date: 2009-01-21 11:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thursdayx.livejournal.com
ell-en-uh

it's my friend's name :)

Date: 2009-01-21 11:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kilobites.livejournal.com
El-AY-nuh.

Date: 2009-01-22 12:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sarahness.livejournal.com
eh-LAY-nah

Date: 2009-01-22 02:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] twitchywoman.livejournal.com
Uh-lay-nuh or Eh-lay-nuh (same thing to me really).

Date: 2009-01-22 02:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ifancylust.livejournal.com
i'd first say uh-LEE-nuh, but i've also heard uh-LAY-nuh

Date: 2009-01-22 03:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sandtree.livejournal.com
ELL-en-uh.

Date: 2009-01-22 07:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] minga13.livejournal.com
My mum's friend's daughter is Elena and they say it as eh-lee-na
I went to school with a girl called Elena and she constantly corrected teachers by saying it was pronounced Ell-en-ah, NOT eh-lay-nah.

Date: 2009-01-22 08:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] murderprotocol.livejournal.com
el-EH-nuh, but I have known someone who pronounces is e-LEEN-ah.

Date: 2009-01-22 11:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] roseofjuly.livejournal.com
Ee-LAY-nah.
Edited Date: 2009-01-22 11:38 am (UTC)

Date: 2009-01-22 07:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laminy.livejournal.com
eh-lay-nah

Date: 2009-01-22 08:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 0o-faerie.livejournal.com
Ay-LAY-nah. I should add that I'm living in Europe (The Netherlands).

Date: 2009-01-23 12:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alexandria-skye.livejournal.com
ell-lay-nuh. it's pretty :)

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