Name Question!

[go-away-finchel.livejournal.com]

hi all:

what do you think of the following girl names?

Lena (pronounced lee-na)
Joanna (pronounced joe-anna)

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Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I adore Lena, but unforunately my fiance once lived in a town called Lena and his mom currently lives there as well. So, it would be pretty cliche to name my child that! Just like if I named my daughter Madison... I live in Madison, WI.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

Joanna is one of my favourite names, and that's my preferred spelling.

I like Lena (the look of it), but not that pronunciation. I like either Len-uh or Lay-na.

[wintertanlines.livejournal.com]

I love your s/n! That's a great book. :)

While Joanna's not really my style, I do appreciate Lena, although I prefer it as "Lina" and would like it more as a nickname, not a full name.

[silveroonmyst.livejournal.com]

My name is Lina
Spelled differently, pronounced the same. think Tina.

[sarahmarie.livejournal.com]

I like them both! :)

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I prefer Johanna as that is my mother's name.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I like Lena as a nickname, but pronounced Lay nuh. I don't like Joanna.

[gregs-wife1201.livejournal.com]

I like Lena, but not Joanna.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Never been a fan of Lena, but I do like Joanna.

[monkey-fruit.livejournal.com]

Lena is okay, though my first thought will forever be to pronounce it "Len-uh." I don't like Joanna.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Lena is okay, if rather ordinary. I love Joanna (even more the variant Johanna, but I admit it might be a tad difficult to live with)

[aballard23.livejournal.com]

I prefer lena pronounced lay-nuh.

Like le petite.