Re: Bella or Helena?
in reply to a message by olivia__
Bella is incredibly trite and also universally canine. I'd avoid it at all costs. I don't enjoy names with two possible pronunciations, and Helena is in that category. HELina is OK but I prefer Eleanor. The usual pronunciation where I live is huhLEEuhnuh, not in English but very prevalent. So my choice would actually be Helen or Eleanor over Bella.