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I’d consider it, definitely. It has something very pure about it that I like a lot.

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I’d pronounce it heh-LEH-nə. It’s btw, what Helen of Troy is called in my language, so I also associate it with beauty.

I would use neither. But that might be because I'd use Helen at the drop of a hat. I'd expect it to sound like eh-LEN if it had the French spelling, with or without diacritals. In Afrikaans it also appears as Heleen, and sounds like hehLEEun.

I want to pronounce it like Helaine for some reason. I don't remember meeting anyone with this name.
heh-LEEN would be okay. eh-LENN and heh-LEH-nə seem like they'd be weird for a native English speaker.

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It's pretty like Irene is pretty, statuesque in a way. I'd prefer it to Helena or Celine.

This message was edited 4/8/2020, 8:50 PM

Meh, a bit too dated for my taste but I can see the elegance. Elene is more youthful so I much prefer that.

It looks quite pretty, but I am inclined to pronounce it Elena

The only Helene I know is one of my colleagues. She is a lot of fun and her name suits her (actually, she has mentioned that her real name is Helena but she only ever goes by Helene because she doesn't think Helena suits her).

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Personally, I don't get the beauty of Helen / Helene / Helena that a few on here sometimes mention. I just don't see it. I like Elaina, Olena and Lena but the versions of Helen that begin with H I find a bit boring, sorry.

Helene heh-LEEN is ok, I have heard it pronounced HEL Lane which I dont like