https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:51:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820842 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:52:19 +0000 illumina 1820842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CupQuakeWalk: Love it!</p> <p>I say Hell-eh-nuh. I like Hell-ay-nuh...but afaik, no one British would pronounce it that way and I'd forever be correcting people! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820834 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:48:33 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1820834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Please name her Unicorn :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820805 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:21:59 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1820805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hel-LAY-nah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820436 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:48:41 +0000 IRunForFun 1820436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is actually one of our top girl names except we can't agree on how'd we'd pronounce it. I like Hel-een-ah (nn Lena) and he likes Hel-lay-nah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820416 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:17:12 +0000 JerricaBenton 1820416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: Helena was actually on my short list for lo's name and my mom said no because, 'you can't name her after a cassadine!' Haha :-D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820413 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:12:41 +0000 californiadreams 1820413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JerricaBenton: i knew i couldn't be the only GH fan on here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820412 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:11:19 +0000 Ree723 1820412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lol, burst out laughing at your last poll option!</p> <p>I say it like the capital city. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820408 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:03:53 +0000 Vegmama 1820408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: hell-ay-nuh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820399 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:53:57 +0000 JerricaBenton 1820399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: lol same! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820391 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:27:06 +0000 MrsKRB 1820391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hel-a-nuh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820386 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:49:57 +0000 HeartAbandoned 1820386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Add another vote for hell-ay-nuh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820382 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:43:10 +0000 Ra 1820382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hel-lay-nuh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820379 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:39:59 +0000 Dandelion 1820379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hell-eh-na. But, my brother dated a girl from Ethiopia who had that name and pronounced it Hell-ee-na </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820372 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:28:27 +0000 erinpye 1820372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The one person I know with the name, pronounces it Huh-lay-nuh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820366 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:12:28 +0000 simplyfelicity 1820366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hel-lay-nuh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820358 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:02:25 +0000 loveisstrange 1820358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hel-eh-nuh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820351 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:39:41 +0000 Espion 1820351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, it's split pretty evenly! I always pronounced it in my head like the capital. </p> <p>I think it's pretty too. :) I have a gut feeling this kid is a girl, and we had hardly any girl names the last go 'round. Of course, now DH is like, "Uhhhh, I'll have to see more choices." Ha</p> <p>@swedishfish: @jedeve: :p </p> [attach=3600/14/nagxe5.500x368.im-a-unicorn_o_302894.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820335 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:16:27 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1820335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think of it as Hel-Lah-Nah (and I like it). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820330 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:13:59 +0000 californiadreams 1820330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>option 3. as in Helena Cassadine (at least that's where my mind went) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820324 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:08:08 +0000 spaniellove 1820324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hell-lay-nuh...and what a pretty name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820318 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:55:50 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1820318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: me too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820312 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:52:14 +0000 matador84 1820312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Huh-lay-na </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820306 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:46:51 +0000 swedishfish 1820306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: @jedeve: ha, I just noticed the last option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820299 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:40:41 +0000 jedeve 1820299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: that's how you pronounce the capital, although lots of people get it wrong!</p> <p>Love the last option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820294 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:38:07 +0000 travellingbee 1820294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: yes same Hel-lay-nah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820291 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:35:27 +0000 lamariniere 1820291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hell-A-nuh, with emphasis on the A. I think it's really pretty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820289 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:34:07 +0000 swedishfish 1820289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Huh-lay-nuh for the name, Hel-eh-nuh for the capital... I don't know why we pronounce the capital differently around here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820288 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:33:22 +0000 Cherrybee 1820288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted for the first option. I say it Hell Un A. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820287 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:33:00 +0000 blackbird 1820287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pronounce it hel-eh-nuh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-pronounce-helena#post-1820286 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:32:21 +0000 cmomma17 1820286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hell-ay-nuh </p>