I use it sort of interchangeably with
Elena, because they are both usually mn choices for me, and sometimes you want a consonant first, sometimes you don't.
My personal pronunciation is actually somewhere
between hehLAYnah and hehLENah.
~Lillian~Proud daughter of
Ann and
JohnProud sister of
Lauren and
LeahProud wife of
DavidProud mother of
Alexander,
Scarlett,
Sophia, and
Gideon