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How would you pronounce Helena?
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A sort of mix between hel-AY-na and hel-EE-na
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Depends what language I'm speaking :)HELina in English; heLEEuhna in Afrikaans.If it was me, I'd use either Eleanor/Elinor or Helen.
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Hel-ay-nuh
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he-LE-nah
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I love this pronunciation, but I always seem to forget about it. Hopefully, I'll remember it because I find it lovely.
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ditto
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HEL-en-a
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Just like in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
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I live in Montana, so this is the default
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this
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Same here.
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This.

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Same.
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Thisnt
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this
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Me too, like the city.

This message was edited 1/17/2012, 11:12 AM

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yep
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agree
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me threelike Helen-uh
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ditto.
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hel-AY-na
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This.
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Same!I think it sounds prettier than Helen-uh or heh-LEN-uh.
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dittof
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^This.
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Agreed.
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yup
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This
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ditto--
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