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What do you think of this Ukrainian variant of Helen(a)? I'm pronouncing it "oh-LEN-a," which I know is not the proper Ukrainian pronunciation, but it makes sense for me as an English speaker. I also like "oh-LEE-na."
Some combos:
Olena Isidora
Olena Rosamund
Olena Beatrice / Beatrix
Olena Millicent
Olena Marguerite / Margarita
Olena Verity
Olena Gertrude
Olena Theodora
Olena Viveca
Olena Cosima
Olena Iphigenia
Olena Jemima
Olena Sibylla / Sibyl
Olena Teresa
Olena Sylvia
Olena Cecilia
Olena Felicity
Olena Frederica
Olena Primrose
Olena Miriam
Olena Muriel
Olena Constance
Some combos:
Olena Isidora
Olena Rosamund
Olena Beatrice / Beatrix
Olena Millicent
Olena Marguerite / Margarita
Olena Verity
Olena Gertrude
Olena Theodora
Olena Viveca
Olena Cosima
Olena Iphigenia
Olena Jemima
Olena Sibylla / Sibyl
Olena Teresa
Olena Sylvia
Olena Cecilia
Olena Felicity
Olena Frederica
Olena Primrose
Olena Miriam
Olena Muriel
Olena Constance
This message was edited 10/13/2021, 11:57 AM
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I know one. She is Ukrainian. She pronounces it O-lee-nuh. O-leh-nuh is slightly prettier, but I don't like names that start with the Oh sound. I do like the AH sound as Oliver. I do not like the name at all. It reminds me of Olean the diet cooking oil that made... all kinds of dieters in the 90s have bathroom accidents.
This message was edited 10/13/2021, 1:04 PM
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I don't like the look of it, much prefer Elena
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I don't like the look of it: the O puts me right off for some reason. Olive Oyl, perhaps? And I don't like Helena either - too many pronunciation issues. But I do love Helen and would gladly use it. From your suggestions, I really like:
Helen Rosamond or Rosamond Helen
Helen Beatrice or Beatrice Helen
Helen Sibylla
Cecily Helen
Helen Felicity
Mariel Helen
Helen Rosamond or Rosamond Helen
Helen Beatrice or Beatrice Helen
Helen Sibylla
Cecily Helen
Helen Felicity
Mariel Helen
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I think the insstinctive pronunciation would be Oh-LAY-na, or Uh-LAY-na, similar to Elena.
That o really messes up the look of it for me. I really like Elena/Elaina/Alayna/Alaina, and the Ole makes me think of Oil of Olay or old Swedish guys in hundred-year-old ethnic jokes, or like margarine/oleo.
That o really messes up the look of it for me. I really like Elena/Elaina/Alayna/Alaina, and the Ole makes me think of Oil of Olay or old Swedish guys in hundred-year-old ethnic jokes, or like margarine/oleo.
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