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Helen Marie vs. Elena Marie

We made a poll the other day and these were the top two. We eliminated Helene Marie. We want to name our daughter after my late grandmother, Helen, but we can’t decide if we want to use Helen or a variation, Elena(ee-LAY-nah). Middle name is set to be Marie. Feel free to comment. Thanks for all the help so far and for the help that may come from this poll! Allie, Kendall, Harper Allen, Mary Katharine, and baby girl

The Top Baby Name is...

Helen Marie

44%

Elena Marie

56%

Poll created: Jul 29, 2015
Total Votes: 18
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Comments

I think Elena is a very pretty name. And Marie fits perfect with it. Congratulations to you :)
posted by guest :: 8 years ago | report
First choice: Helena Marie
Second choice: Elena Marie
posted by guest :: 8 years ago | report
Thank you poster 1!

Allie and Kendall
posted by guest :: 8 years ago | report
We aren’t considering Helena, but thank you poster 2!

Allie and Kendall
posted by guest :: 8 years ago | report
I think Elena Marie sounds best together and I think it’s more modern. I feel like Helen is a little dated. I have always loved the name Elena.
posted by guest :: 8 years ago | report
We used Elin as a variant of Helen. I like both names, but think Helen sounds sweet! For me, it would come down to your last name!
posted by guest :: 8 years ago | report
Both are lovely, so you can’t go wrong. But I’d love to meet a little girl named Helen today. And it more directly honors your grandmother.
posted by guest :: 8 years ago | report
I adore the name Helen, so that is the choice I made. But as several mentioned in your other poll, the name Elena is NOT pronounced ee-LAY-nah. To get that pronunciation, you’re almost going to have to spell it phonetically: Eelayna
posted by Guest :: 8 years ago | report
Elena is gorgeous! Elena is pronounced ee-LAY-nuh, or uh-LAY-nuh, depending on how lazy you get with pronunciation. It’s not uh-LEH-nuh or anything.
posted by MiaKatie :: 8 years ago | report
Helen Marie still gmv. Simple, timeless and rare. Imagine bringing little Helen to school for the first day. Nary a Helen in sight but yours. Good luck! :0)
posted by FredaCat :: 8 years ago | report
Thank you posters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9! We appreciate your feedback!
@poster 8 where we live everyone says ee-LAY-nah so we would not need to change the spelling, but again, thank you for your concern.

Allie and Kendall
posted by guest :: 8 years ago | report
Thank you poster 10! That would be a breath of fresh air and something we will consider!

Allie and Kendall
posted by guest :: 8 years ago | report

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