Asking for some much needed help! Which one do you like better?
There are so many variations to this name our concern is pronouncing it the way we want…the way we are pronouncing it is: uh-lay-nuh
I really love the spelling [name]Elena[/name] but fear I’m not pronouncing it the right way…that’s why we looked up other spelling options that may help so please let us know what you think. (we prefer it spelled with an E instead of the A options)
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Elaina[/name]
[name]Elayna[/name]
Thank you!
I think a lot of people pronounce [name]Elena[/name] the way you do - so I would go with that. To me, [name]Elaina[/name] is definitely pronounced with the ‘E’ sound.
[name]Elena[/name] is ee-lee-nuh. For uh-lay-nuh, I’d suggest [name]Alaina[/name]. Anything starting with an E will be pronounced ee-whatever.
I am a nanny to ‘twinfant’ girls, and one is named [name]Alaina[/name] (pr. ‘Uh-[name]Lay[/name]-[name]Nuh[/name]’). If you really want to go with the ‘E’, I like the [name]Elayna[/name] spelling best from your choices. I adore the nn [name]Lainey[/name]/[name]Laney[/name] for this name!! 