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[Opinions] Helena?
What do you think?I happen to like this name and it's quite uncommon too. It is very pretty and reminds me of a confident young lady...."I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."
- Albert Einstein
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It's my 1 year old's name. My very favorite.
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Which way do you pronounce it?
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Hel-ay-na
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It's ok
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I love it lots, on its own but also with the nn Lena. It is quite gorgeous.
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Love it but I'm biased because it's my middle name. I pronounce it HEHlina. I have always hated my real first name but love Helena.
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One of my very favorites.
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I prefer Eleanor. Helena has pronunciation problem built in: HELina? HeLEEna? And I prefer Helen to both Helena and Eleanor.
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Unpopular opinion: I find Helena horribly dated and just a boring Latinization of the already dated Helen. Elena, Elina, Hera, and Hestia are much fresher and more interesting.
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Dated to when?
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It’s dated not necessarily by its usage but by its similarity to Helen. We can agree that Helen is very dated, right? So, since Helena is just Helen with an A, I consider it to be dated as well.
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Although I prefer Helen, I love the name Helena! It's uncommon, but strong, elegant, and beautiful.
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I used to really like it, but I'm tired of it. Don't get me wrong, it is perfectly fine, easy to live with and I wouldn't mind meeting a Helena.However it feels like such a compromise name. It seems like a name that no one takes offense in, classic, not too popular, but it is just not very exciting. It is boring.I find Elena prettier and more interesting, pronounced eh-LEE-na or eh-LAY-na.The "hell" thing always bothered me a bit.
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I love Helena. It's international and regal but not pretentious. She could be Nel or Lena for short if she chose but it's not too long a name to go by it in full.Helena Zoe
Helena Josephine
Helena Rachel
Helena Circe
Helena Xanthe
Helena Daisy
Helena Ruby
Helena Irene
Helena Diana
Helena Iolanthe
Helena Rosalind
Helena June
Helena Joy
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