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HelpRe: Olena
in reply to a message by Wordsmith
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.
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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.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
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