Ina

Ina (EEE'-nuh) Gittings, a University of Arizona faculty member & homesteader had a road & a University building named after her. Tucson natives, newspaper readers, & other educated people do pronounce it "EEE'-nuh", but there are so many new residents who hear the mispronunciation by ignorant reporters on TV that it's more common now, except around the University or among longtime Tucson families. We can tell a native or educated reader by his or her pronunciation of Ina (EEE'-nuh) Road. By the way, an easy way for visitors & newcomers to remember the correct pronunciation: Ina Road runs along the foothills of the Catalina Mountains.

There is a road in Tucson named Ina Road that most Tucsonans pronounce as EYE-na, although the correct pronunciation is EE-na.

My name is Ina and it's like E-na but most people call me I-na. :3 It doesn't matter because I'm used to it. There's this guy named Ivan and he says it like Enya. There's only about 4 people who have said my name right the first time. My art teacher said "I-na" then I corrected her and she said "that's what I was thinking" while other teachers asked "is it I-na or E-na?" And then my classmates would say loudly "it's E-na!" I used to answer but now I let my classmates say it for me. I've been to quite a lot of schools for my age and there's always at least 2 people who say it wrong. By the way, I like this name because it's unique.

In the USA, most people pronounce it I-nah instead of EE-nah.

The Dutch pronunciation is EE-nah:

The pronunciation of my name is "I NA". The I is a long "I" instead of sounding like "E NA".