I am expecting my first baby (girl) and for years I have loved the name [name_f]Eleni[/name_f] (pronounced ‘ellenee’. It is very popular in Greece and is a form of [name_f]Helen[/name_f], but very uncommon in the U.K. I love the name itself and also like the fact that it lends itself to so many variations that my daughter can choose from if she wants to, [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Leni[/name_f] etc.
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f] is a lovely name! It’s familiar to English speakers as it shares sounds with more common names like [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] and [name_f]Leni[/name_f], but is very unique itself so she’ll probably be the only [name_f]Eleni[/name_f] at school.
I had a Greek friend named [name_f]Eleni[/name_f] growing up and at school we pronounced it ee-lain-ee, but her parents called her ee-len-ee, she was good with both. You may find that that happens, but on the other hand since it’s a rare name people may default to however she says it.
A million times yes, [name_f]Eleni[/name_f] is gorgeous and a dream of a name. I have a Greek friend named this and she wears it so well! We pronounce it el-AY-nee.
Yes from me. It is a top 10 girl’s name for me. I love that it’s an honor names for my grandma [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] ( eleaney) is my chosen spelling
This is the name of a wealthy woman in my town/neighborhood, here in the US, so I think of her. She’s an older lady, very nice. So, I have good connotations with it.
I have Greek heritage and I’ve met a ton of Elenis through my life. And I love it, every single one of them are strong, beautiful and lovely women. And I’m sure your daughter will be too.
