Pronunciation of Helena?

Calabaza78

Just wondering...

Is it "Huh-lay-na" or "Hell-in-uh"?

AKSchilb

It depends on the person with the name I guess.  I've always heard people say "Hell-in-uh" when saying the name from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream but the only Helena I know in real life pronounces it "Huh-lay-na".

doremi29

I've had 2 students with that name.  One pronounced it Huh-lee-na and the other Huh-lay-na.

kacelle

I've heard it both ways (and pronounced he-LEEN-uh as well).  People have polled the board before, and the majority of people say it like Helen with an "uh" sound at the end.

LoCarb

I pronounce it Huh-leen-uh

salt78

Hell-en-ah. I love this name, but only pronounced this way.

Helenahhandbasket

I say it HEL-in- AH (see screen name!)

 

MommaG123

I pronounce it Hell-in-uh.

aascaha

Ive always said it as Hell-in-na

tinkitty

I say Hul-lay-nuh

JaysonandKristin

salt78:

Hell-en-ah. I love this name, but only pronounced this way.

Agreed. 

magpie1127

JaysonandKristin:

salt78:

Hell-en-ah. I love this name, but only pronounced this way.

Agreed. 

I third this. Hell-in-uh. 

melody921

I've heard both. Normally, I think long A sond

gracefulruby33

hell-in-uh

tatercater

Hell-in-a

AlphabetFish

You know, like Helena Handbasket!

kim1989

I say Hell-ih-nah

 Just Helen with nah on the end 

lizzieleopard

Either!

 

I say it Huh-Lay-Na though. 

 

PhilsWife07

Hell-en-uh

mrebecca

Closer to the first one.

candaceleigh21

Huh-lay-na

brittanyhennessee

Huh-Lay-Na

ANBODIN

This is actually the name of a main road in my town and the name of the elementary school that I attended.

We pronounce it Huh-lee-nah, but I live in the south and that somehow seems to change the pronounciation of words lol