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Lena "LEH-nah" vs. Lena "LAY-nah"
Hello, my husband and I are expecting a baby girl in August. We were reassured in our last poll about the pronunciation of the name Lena (as we dislike LEE-nah) and have decided to use it. We like both of the pronunciations above and are trying to choose between them. I think I prefer LEH-nah by the slightest bit but we’re still unsure. Thoughts? Full name will be Lena Juliet. Thank you!
The Top Baby Name is...
Lena "LEH-nah"
Lena "LAY-nah"
Poll created: Jul 20, 2013
Total Votes: 20
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first vowel e, is numerically better than a, and h is a strong ending letter, good choice on ure name,... :)
posted by
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:: 11 years ago |
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I think most people say a kind of mix of these two. LEH-nah pretty much is LAY-nah, unless you really really stress the LAY part. I’d say it more like the name Elena than Elaine, but others might say it differently.
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:: 11 years ago |
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I would definitely pronounce Lena as Lee-nah because of Lena Horne, but I also think of the name Elena pn eh-lay-nah so I think Lena in your case would best be pn lay-nah. I’m not a fan of Leh-nah but if you choose that pronunciation why not spell it Lenna to avoid confusion with how to pronounce it.
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:: 11 years ago |
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We live in the England, not sure if you think that will make a difference in terms of what people will pronounce.
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:: 11 years ago |
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I moved around northern Europe before coming to the US and everywhere I’ve gone it’s either LEH-nah or LYEN-ah. I think only people who speak Slavic languages will say it LYEN-ah though. I know plenty of Lina’s too and I like that name as well, but since you don’t like the pronunciation, then Lena is a nice name. GL!
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:: 11 years ago |
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I’ve only ever heard Lena pronounced as Lee-na or Lay-na, but mostly Lee-na. I would say Lay-na out of your choices, but since there are more pronunciations you may want to consider the spelling Layna rathe than Lena.
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:: 11 years ago |
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I know about 5 Lena’s (one Lene); all are said Lay-nuh (they all live in Europe if that makes a difference to you)
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:: 11 years ago |
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My late mother was named Lena, pronounced Leen-nah, so I wouldn’t think to pronounce it Lay-nah. I would, of course, pronounce it whichever way you wanted. But that would not be my first inclination. I think Lay-nah is more European.
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