Lena

Re: Lena

• WashingtonQueen member

  January 2014

  Way too popular? What is your version of too popular? Lena was ranked 360 in 2012, that doesn't scream too popular to me.

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• saham07 member

  January 2014

  Lena is not popular at all, and I love it. Nina? Gina?

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• heart_of_virginia member

  January 2014

  Seriously? I have never heard it at all, but when I was skimming through names on a site (not sure which one), it said its popularity is rising extremely fast. If it's not actually popular, that's a different story.

  

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• WashingtonQueen member

  January 2014

  It's a bit more popular than it has been before, but nothing to worry about I don't think.

  

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• heart_of_virginia member

  January 2014

  Thanks @WashingtonQueen! That solves my problem:)

  

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• nflan16 member

  January 2014

  I don't know of a single Lena. I think it's pretty and not at all popular. What about Avalena nick name Lena?

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• diamondduck13 member

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  Definitely not my definition of popular. Tho I can't say I like it, it feels like there's something missing about it. And I usually like short names.

  

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• DanaOcNy member

  January 2014

  I have great aunt Lena, full name Nicolena. I've always thought that was such a pretty name.

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• KristaU831 member

  January 2014

  LOVE Lena

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• jennyshawn0808 member

  January 2014

  I love Lena!! And I only know one.

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• SuperMom17 member

  January 2014

  I have two friends who recently named their babies Lena, both live out of state and I have literally never seen either child. In my area, I don't know of any. I don't hate it, don't love it... Not really sure what the appeal is I guess I but wouldn't side-eye it or think of it as overly popular.

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• nittanyllama member

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  Kimbus22 said:

  I think it's pretty and not at all overused.
  

  This. The only one I can even think of Lena Dunham. I say use it.

  
  

  
  

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• NerdyLucy member

  January 2014

  I had a great aunt named Lena.  My cousin, her granddaughter, recently named her new baby Alena, after her grandma.

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• NerdyLucy member

  January 2014

  I don't know any other actual people named Lena, at least not under 40.  I think it's a simple, feminine name that is somewhat underused. 

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• joyfullyfound member

  January 2014

  Like everyone has already said, Lena is lovely and it really isn't popular. A friend of mine is named Leana (pronounced lean-ah) and that's very similar. Lena also reminds me of Lila and Layla, but both of those are more common than Lena. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• capulet member

  January 2014

  I love Lena and the only one I know is a teenage girl.  I don't think it's too popular.
  

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• aprilbaby2014 member

  January 2014

  How do you personally pronounce it ? I say it "Len-Uh" but I work with all Greeks and thats their pronunciation of it . I have also heard "Lee-Nuh" either way, I lovee this name .

  

  
  

  

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• Manderlin923 member

  January 2014

  Ii love it pronounced lean-uh. We were considering it as a nn for Celine

  
  

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• psychgirl33 member

  January 2014

  I love Lena! It's not too common, IMO.

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• momo21 member

  January 2014

  Love it! I know one Lena, so I don't think it's too popular.  My daughter is Kathleen, and I wanted to call her Lena, but DH vetoed, so she goes by Kate mostly.
  

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• heart_of_virginia member

  January 2014

  Thanks so much for all of your responses! So glad I posted this!

  

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• Lilleybug member

  January 2014

  I like it! However, popularity does not bother me.

       

  
  

   
  

  
  

                                           

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Kmommy91 member

  January 2014

  Use it! It's pretty and have never met anyone named Lena.

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