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Hi, I am a writer, and I am looking for some help of how to pronounce names. In my story there are twin girls named Helena and Elena. Can someone help me find the correct way to pornounce these? I would like to pronounce Elena's name Eh-lay-nuh, is this the corect way? Or should it be spelled Elaina? Is it pronounced Eh-lee-nuh, or Eh-leh-nuh? How is Helena pronounced? Is it pronounced Heh-lee-nuh? Or He-lay-nuh? Or maybe Heh-leh-nuh? Does it depend on the culture that has the name?