I've been crushing on
Olena this afternoon. What do you think of it? How would you pronounce it?
I usually like
Elaina but have two problems with it: 1. It would be misread as "
Eliana" and 2. I really dislike the NN "
Ellie" so I'd want to avoid anyone calling her that if I possibly could. I like the look of
Alaina but worry that it would be swallowed up as "just another A name" among
Amelia,
Alana,
Alannah,
Amira, Allira,
Ariana,
Amaya,
Amelie, etc. But
Olena would stand out, it's a legitimate name and it looks and sounds quite pretty. At least that's what I think, wdyt?