I’m from western US haha
Orion - oh-RYE-ən
Tara - TAR-uh
Maya - My-uh
Leah - LEE-uh
Elena - eh-LAY-nuh
Helena - HEL-uh-nuh
Naomi - nay-OH-mee
Clara - KLAIR-uh
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Orion[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- oh-RYE-ən
[name_f][/name_f]Tara[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- TAR-ruh
[name_f][/name_f]Maya[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- MAY-uh
[name_f][/name_f]Leah[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- LEE-ah
[name_f][/name_f]Elena[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Eh-LAY-nuh
[name_f][/name_f]Helena[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- heh-LAY-nuh
[name_f][/name_f]Naomi[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- nay-OH-mee
[name_f][/name_f]Clara[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- KLAH-ruh
[name_f][/name_f](Ireland/Australia [name_f][/name_f]- but living in USA where they would 10000% say these differently to me lol)
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I’m in the SE US.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Orion[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- oh-RYE-ən
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tara[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- TAIR-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- MY-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leah[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Lee-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- eh-LEH-nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- HEL-uh-nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- nay-OH-mee
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- KLAIR-uh
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[name_m]Orion[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- oh-RYE-uhn
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tara[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- TAR-uh, but I’ve known a TAIR-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- My-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leah[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Both, but usually LEE-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- uh-LAY-nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- huh-LAY-nuh, but I know of HEL-uh-nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- nay-OH-mee
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- KLAH-ruh
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U.S. native english speaker
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Orion[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- Oh-RYE-en
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tara[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- TAR -uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- MY-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leah[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Lee-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Eh-LAY-na
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Hell-en-a
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Nye[/name_m]- oh- me
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- if it’s [name_f]Clara[/name_f], I pronounce it KLAIRE-uh. if it’s [name_f]Klara[/name_f], I say KLAR-uh.
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I’m from the southeast U.S.!
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Orion[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] = oh-RYE-in
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tara[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] = TAIR-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maya[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] = [name_f][/name_f] MY-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leah[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] = LEE-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elena[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] = uh-LAY-nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Helena[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] = huh-LAY-nuh (but I use them interchangeably really – I could be easily corrected)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] = nye-OH-mee
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clara[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] = KLAIR-uh
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I’m originally from Ohio in the US, but how I pronounce some of these is completely unrelated to that.
[name_f][/name_f]- [name_f][/name_f]
- oh-RYE-en (but with the schwa e at the end, I just can’t get my phone to type or paste it) [name_f][/name_f]
- TAIR-uh [name_f][/name_f]
- MY-uh [name_f][/name_f]
- LAY-uh instinctively because that is how it is pronounced in my family and in Hebrew, but I know LEE-uh is more common [name_f][/name_f]
- Uh-LAY-nuh but I‘d be uncertain [name_f][/name_f]
- Heh-LAY-nuh instinctively, but I would be very very unsure until the person pronounced their name [name_f][/name_f]
- Nye-OH-mee [name_f][/name_f]
- KLAIR-un instinctively, but I’d be pretty uncertain [name_f][/name_f]
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From the [name_m]Western[/name_m] US!
[name_f][/name_f][name]Orion[/name_m] ~ oh-RYE-in (my brother knew an OR-ee-on though)
[name_f][/name_f][name]Tara[/name_f] ~ first instinct is TAR-uh but TAIR-uh wouldn’t surprise me
[name_f][/name_f][name]Maya[/name_f] ~ MY-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name]Leah[/name_f] ~ LEE-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name]Elena[/name_f] ~ I always want to say EL-en-uh but I don’t think I’ve ever met one, and I’ve met several uh-LAY-nuhs and for some reason it bothers me 
[name_f][/name_f] [name_f]So[/name_f] basically I never know
[name_f][/name_f][name]Helena[/name_f] ~ HEL-uh-nuh (although I know a huh-LAY-nuh)
[name_f][/name_f][name]Naomi[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Every[/name_f] time I have a crisis, even with people I’ve known for years
[name_f][/name_f][name]Clara[/name_f] ~ first instinct is [name]Clara[/name_f], but I’ve heard and love both pronunciations
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From the US…
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Orion[/name_m] – oh-RYE-ən
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tara[/name_f] – TAR-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maya[/name_f] – MY-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leah[/name_f] – LEE-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elena[/name_f] – eh-LEH-nuh or uh-LAY-nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Helena[/name_f] – HEL-uh-nuh (or secret fourth option of hə-LEN-uh!)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f] – honestly I don’t know?? they both sound equally correct 
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clara[/name_f] – KLAIR-uh
These are my default pronunciations for these names in [name_f]English[/name_f], but I have heard all of them pronounced both ways in real life, except [name_m]Orion[/name_m].
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Orion[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- oh-RYE-ən
[name_f][/name_f]Tara[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- TAIR-uh
[name_f][/name_f]Maya[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- MY-uh
[name_f][/name_f]Leah[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- LEE-uh
[name_f][/name_f]Elena[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- uh-LAY-nuh
[name_f][/name_f]Helena[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- huh-LAY-nuh / HEL-uh-nuh / eh-LEH-nuh (I’ve known one of each)
[name_f][/name_f]Naomi[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- nay-OH-mee
[name_f][/name_f]Clara[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- KLAIR-uh
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Orion - oh-RYE-ən
Tara - tah-ruh
Maya - MAY-uh
Leah - Lee-uh
Elena - uh-LAY-nu
Helena - huh-LAY-nuh
Naomi - nay-OH-mee
Clara - KLAH-ruh
i’ve heard multiple for all of these, especially Maya, but these are what id first gp to. i’m from Australia 
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From the western US
[name_f][/name_f]O-rye-in (like O’Ryan)
[name_f][/name_f]Tairuh
[name_f][/name_f]Mye-uh
[name_f][/name_f]Lee-uh (my husband usually pronounces it lay-uh when reading it, but I assume it’s a mixup with [name_f]Leia[/name_f] in his head?)
[name_f][/name_f]Eh-lane-uh (like Elaina)[name_f][/name_f], but my Latin American friends pronounce it more like how I pronounce [name_f]Helena[/name_f] (without the H)
[name_f][/name_f]Hel-eh-huh (like [name_f]Helena[/name_f], MT)[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f] This name and it’s pronunciation has been very confusing to most people older than me (like my mom and MIL) who were very confused when I told them that spelling after they heard me taking about the name. Most young people I know who are native [name_f]English[/name_f] speakers are familiar with the name and pronounce it [name_f]Elaina[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Nay-oh-mee I have heard people use the nye pronunciation pretty frequently, but it’s always been someone talking to a Nay-omi and mispronouncing their name And [name_f]Noemi[/name_f] is probably technically a different name (prn No-emmy), but I’ve heard it a lot among Latinas
[name_f][/name_f]Claire-uh
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I’m Australian.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Orion[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- OR-ee-uhn [name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f] -mainly because I don’t know how to say it!
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tara[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- TAAH-ruh
[name_f][/name_f]Maya/Maia [name_f][/name_f]- I know several of these, some pronounce it MY-uh, and some MAY-uh. [name_m]The[/name_m] younger ones seem to be more MAY-uh.
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leah[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- LEE-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- eh-LAY-nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Helena[/name_f] -HELL-uh-nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- nay-OH-mee
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- I would ask with this one [name_f][/name_f]- I know UK and [name_f]Europe[/name_f] tend to be CLAAH-ruh and US tend to be CLAIR-uh. Australians generally use the CLAAH-ruh version, though I do strongly prefer the US pronunciation. I know an Australian [name_f]Klaira[/name_f], whom I assume was given this spelling to signify the pronunciation where it is normally the other one.
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I’m from Poland but live in [name_f]Scotland[/name_f] and speak with a vaguely RP/Southern [name_f]English[/name_f] accent.
[name_f][/name_f]I would say, instinctively:
[name_f][/name_f]o-RIE-ən
[name_f][/name_f]TA-ra
[name_f][/name_f]MY-a
[name_f][/name_f]LEE-a
[name_f][/name_f]eh-LEH-na
[name_f][/name_f]HEH-leh-na
[name_f][/name_f]nay-OH-mee
[name_f][/name_f]KLAH-ra
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Orion - uh-RYE-un
Tara - TAR-uh (I like TAIR-uh too)
Maya - prefer MY-uh though I’ve met both
Leah - Lee-uh, but I prefer LAY-uh
Elena - eh-LAY-nuh
Helena - heh-LAY-nuh
Naomi - NAY-OH-mee
Clara - KLAIR-uh as a preference even though I’m UK
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O-RYE-In
[name_f][/name_f]T-AIR -uh
[name_f][/name_f]my-uh
[name_f][/name_f]Lee-uh
[name_f][/name_f]Uh-lay-nuh
[name_f][/name_f]Huh-LAY-nah
[name_f][/name_f]Nay-o-me
[name_f][/name_f]Cl-air-uh
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[name_m]Orion[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- oh RYE uhn
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tara[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- TAIR uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- MY uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leah[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- LEE uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- eh LAY nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- HEL eh nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- nay OH me
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- depends on the situation though just seeing it visually I defer to the more international CLAH rah over [name_f]Claire[/name_f] ah. [name_f][/name_f] I do assume [name_f]Claire[/name_f] ah for an American baby though.
[name_f][/name_f][name_f][/name_f]
[name_f]In[/name_f] [name_m]North[/name_m] [name_m]America[/name_m] 
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[name_f]In[/name_f] the UK
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Orion[/name_m]- Oh-RYE-un
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tara[/name_f] -TAH-ra
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- I would have once said MAY-uh but I now know that it should be MY-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leah[/name_f] should definitely be LEE-uh.
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- this is trickier because I think it could be pronounced a couple if ways but my preference is El-LAY-nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Helen[/name_f] with the a in the end but I actually prefer Hel-LAY-nuh but I think she would be forever having to correct people.
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- I know one and it’s pronounced [name_f][/name_f] Nay-Oh-mee
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clara[/name_f] is pronounced KLAH -ruh in the UK.
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I’m from [name_f]Ireland[/name_f] and I’ve lived in the UK for some parts of my life.
[name_f][/name_f]I would read these as:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Orion[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- oh-RYE-ən
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tara[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- TAR-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- MY-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leah[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- Lee-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- uh-LAY-nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- HEL-uh-nuh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- nay-OH-mee / nye-OH-mee (either [name_f][/name_f]- in my accent there isn’t much of a difference especially when speaking quickly)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- KLAH-ruh
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I am from southern [name_f]England[/name_f] 
[name_m]Orion[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- oh-RYE-un
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tara[/name_f] → TAR-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maya[/name_f] → MY-uh
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leah[/name_f] → LEE-uh but LAY-uh isn’t uncommon here
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elena[/name_f] → eh-LEH-nuh context: I have a degree in Spanish and lived in Spain for a year teaching many little Elenas so that might not be typical for others in my area
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Helena[/name_f] → HEL-uh-nuh (like [name_f]Helen[/name_f] with ə on the end) my cousin who is from the same town pronounces her name as heh-LEEN-uh though
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f] → NAY-oh-mee
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clara[/name_f] → KLAHR-ruh
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