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HelpElena (Ileana, Ayla)
WDYT of Elena? Pronounced eh-LAY-na. I like eh-LEH-na as well but in my accent it comes out as eh-LAY-na anyhow.
I think that it's a stunning name and I keep seeing it on characters in books recently, which just makes me like it even more.
The two issues that I have with it though are that it would be too similar to my niece's name, Ella, and that some people may confuse it with Alaina, which I can't stand.
I also said at one point that I was going to avoid E names because we have several of them in my family already. Eric, Everett, Ella, Elliott, Emily. And they tend to all get called by each other's names.
Would you prefer Elena or Ileana (il-ee-AWN-ah)?
How about Elena or Ayla (AY-la)?
Ayla may also be too similar to Ella, plus it's popularity shot up from #670 in 2005 to #264 in 2006, so it's well on it's way to trendiness.
Ileana is a name that I just love and think that it's gorgeous. Ayla is cute and I like even more after reading Jean Auel's Earth's Children series.
I think that it's a stunning name and I keep seeing it on characters in books recently, which just makes me like it even more.
The two issues that I have with it though are that it would be too similar to my niece's name, Ella, and that some people may confuse it with Alaina, which I can't stand.
I also said at one point that I was going to avoid E names because we have several of them in my family already. Eric, Everett, Ella, Elliott, Emily. And they tend to all get called by each other's names.
Would you prefer Elena or Ileana (il-ee-AWN-ah)?
How about Elena or Ayla (AY-la)?
Ayla may also be too similar to Ella, plus it's popularity shot up from #670 in 2005 to #264 in 2006, so it's well on it's way to trendiness.
Ileana is a name that I just love and think that it's gorgeous. Ayla is cute and I like even more after reading Jean Auel's Earth's Children series.
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