I'm not a native English speaker, so I don't know how "Helena" is pronounced - is it like "Hell-LEEN-na" or "Hell-LEN-na"? My English teacher (who isn't native either) pronounces it as "Hell-LEN-na" but Gerard Way pronounces it as "Hell-LEEN-na". Please help. Thank you.
2007-06-01 00:05:35 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I have always heard it pronounced EH-lay-nuh with no h at the beginning...
2007-06-01 14:45:10 · answer #1 · answered by syoraiocht 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hell-lee-na
2007-06-01 00:08:09 · answer #2 · answered by Miss 21 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello. Lachlan ("Lock-lan") is a lovely Scottish name which had a major popularity surge in Australia a few years ago. I am a Kindergarten teacher and taught a lot of Lachlan's at one stage but it seems to have lessened in popularity now. I think it would be a great choice for someone with Scottish ancestry.
2016-04-01 08:54:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least in the Southern US, it's "HELL-in-uh." There's a Arkansas city by that name near Tunica, Mississippi, and that's how it's pronounced.
However, I would not be surprised to meet someone who pronounced it differently.
2007-06-01 00:13:04 · answer #4 · answered by Skepticat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The one I know is like Hell-uh-nuh. I've met others who are huh-LAY-nuh. I pronounce it how they want me to (or try). If I had a kid named Helena I'd go with Hell-uh-nuh.
2007-06-01 00:17:18 · answer #5 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The girl I know pronounces it
Hell EH nah
2007-06-01 00:15:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The famous city in Montana is Hell-LEEN- nuh.
Hispanic people with that name say "Ell-LANE-nuh" (silent first H).
2007-06-01 00:08:14 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Vincent Van Jessup 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question. A lot of people mispronounce this name. It is pronounced "Helena".
2007-06-01 00:09:46 · answer #8 · answered by nitty b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Say with me. Heeeeeellllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
nnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeee
Like Dory and Marlyn remember?
2007-06-01 00:36:03 · answer #9 · answered by Unfigurable 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Hell (as in... all HELL broke loose)
2) N (as in: "this is the letter... N!"
3) A (as in: this is A nice day!)
Say these things fast, and there you go!
2007-06-01 00:30:46 · answer #10 · answered by PunkenPye 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋