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Alyona
by kookiemonster71
8/30/2011, 10:50 AM
AlyonaJust found this name in a book I'm reading. I like it quite a bit, but can't settle on pronunciation.AL ee AH nah
AL ee OH nah
al YOH nah
al YAH nah Anyone know for sure? And WDYT of it overall?
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- Marie (Tawnee)
8/30/2011, 3:10 PM
I'd pronounce it al YOH nah.
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- sambchop   +1
8/30/2011, 11:31 AM
It is pronounced more like ah-LYO-nah. My grandfather's family is Lithuanian, but many of them have Russian names.
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- Ilex (jennifer)
8/31/2011, 11:10 AM
That's my inital thought too. But, if the character isn't Russian, I might say it differently. Like Marie- usually I'd use the French mah REE, but the Czechs say MAH ree yuh. Where is the character from?
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- Adenydd (faelivrin)
8/30/2011, 11:00 AM
There was a girl in my class with this name last year (spelled Allyona) -- she pronounced it AL ee AH nah and went by Lona (Lana). It's okay -- I like the way it looks more than it sounds. (I would prefer the AL ee OH nah pronunciation, but I don't know if this is ever used).
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