ok...let the games begin!

m&r2010

What do you think of the name :

Heleena Grace?

Please be honest not rude! Thanks

KGriggs724

Pronounced HelEEna? I think its beautiful.  In fact I love that name!

williaw

I like it, but I personally would spell it Helena and still pronounce it Heleena.

AndLyn

There's something about the spelling that just looks off. I agree that you should still spell it Helena, even if you want to alter the pronunciation.

krista613

i like helena (pronounced like helaina, and if you are greek the h is silent) i am not so big on heleena, but i do like alina which is similiar. i think the h sound in both names is wierd though, im not a fan but i see the appeal

m&r2010

yes!  Thanks, we wanted something different but not crazy different.

you can spell it Helleena or Hellena but to not cool with the word "hell" in a name...funny thing is-"hell" is in my name!!lol

m&r2010

well the problem with Helena is people want to say "Helen-a" and we are not huge on Helen.

magsugar13

m&r2010:

well the problem with Helena is people want to say "Helen-a" and we are not huge on Helen.

People are still going to need to be corrected on the pronunciation...but at least it wouldnt look like a typo.

ali1007

williaw:

I like it, but I personally would spell it Helena and still pronounce it Heleena.

This.  Hel-en-a doesn't come to mind at all when I see Helena.. I just see Hel-ee-na.

HappyMrsK

Way too many e's in Heleena. I'd go with Helena and just get used to correcting the pronounciation if need be.

starlight8323

What do I think honestly? I think it has too many Es and it sounds silly.

If you don't like the way a name is pronounced, choose another name, rather than messing up the spelling.

jlw559

This. It sounds like He-leeeeeeeeee-na, which is not very pretty IMO.

k*princess

AndLyn:

There's something about the spelling that just looks off. I agree that you should still spell it Helena, even if you want to alter the pronunciation.

This, and

eaglefoot23:

What do I think honestly? I think it has too many Es and it sounds silly.

If you don't like the way a name is pronounced, choose another name, rather than messing up the spelling.

If you must go with the name, spell it Helena and just correct people on the pronunciation. People say it all kinds of ways, anyway. Personally, I say 'hell-ay-nah'.

That said, I agree with eaglefoot. 

britab

m&r2010:

well the problem with Helena is people want to say "Helen-a" and we are not huge on Helen.

Helen-a spelled Helena is the capital of MT. I think Heleena would have pronouncing it easier.