Helena/Elena

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How does one pronounce these names...

Helena (ha-lay-na OR Hel-la-na)

Elena (ah-lay-na OR El-la-na)

Also, what do you think of the names? The first is a family name of my friend.

Comments

[imaginationfig.livejournal.com]

I know a baby named Elena pronounced Eh-leh-na. Her 3-year-old sister made sure that I knew how to pronounce it correctly, because I kept calling her Eh-lay-na