how would you pronounce this?

General Name Discussion
1

[name]MILENA[/name]?

Like Mah-leena
Mih-len-ah
or neither?

Thanks!

2

My first reaction is Mih-lay-nuh.

3

The correct pronunciation is mee-leh-na. Pretty name :slight_smile:

4

I’ve heard it mil-AY-na and [name]MIL[/name]-en-ah

[name]LOVE[/name] THIS NAME!

5

[name]Mil[/name]-len-uh

Like a combo of [name]Milly[/name] and [name]Lena[/name]

6

Yes and its lovely

7

I would also pronounce it muh-[name]LAY[/name]-nuh. It’s very pretty, but it sounds like melena, a word with an unpleasant meaning. You may not want to look it up if you really like this name… because most people will probably not think of the meaning of melena and will just think it’s a pretty name!

8

Either mih-[name]LAY[/name]-nah or mih-[name]LEE[/name]-nah.

9

[name]Milena[/name] means love and warmth. Im not as much worried about people knowing the meaning, as to me most people dont know the meaning of names. lol

10

Yes, I think the name itself has a very nice meaning! It’s just that it also sounds like a medical term which, as I say, most people won’t think of, so it probably doesn’t matter. I just didn’t want it to be one of those things that you don’t find out until later, and wish you’d known beforehand! But please ignore the post if that is not something that will bother you. I really do think [name]Milena[/name] is a great name!