Opinions on Helena?

What are your initial thoughts on the name [name_f]Helena[/name_f]? What type of person do you imagine with this name? Negative or positive, I’d love to hear it all!

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I completely love this name, either as a standalone or with nickname [name_f]Nell[/name_f]/Nellie. I always associate it with [name_f]Helen[/name_f] of [name_m]Troy[/name_m] so I think of it as an ancient, beautiful, powerful type of name. I also think it’s old enough that it’s fresh again, and a good alternative to [name_f]Helen[/name_f] (which, while I do quite like it, feels dated to me but not quite yet vintage enough for a comeback). When I have non-themed UCs that are just my overall favorites, [name_f]Helena[/name_f] often makes an appearance :slight_smile: Plus, I’ve only ever met one [name_f]Helena[/name_f], a long time ago, so I think at least where I live it’s definitely recognizable but not overused! Best of all worlds imo.

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I really love [name_f]Helena[/name_f]! it just has a very elegant, romantic feel to it :rose:

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It’s beautiful. I love that it’s regal and feminine without being stuffed, and the soft nickname [name_f]Nell[/name_f].

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Helena is gorgeous. I love it said [name_f]El[/name_f]-ay-na as well as Hel-en-a. [name_f]Helena[/name_f] is a beautiful, intelligent, cultured name!

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Thank you for sharing! I loved reading all that you said about the name :slight_smile:

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I like the name pronounced either way. Very underused but classic.

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Helena is grand and elegant, strong and pretty

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Helena is nice and underused. It has an understated air of elegance about it.

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I really like [name_f]Helena[/name_f]! It’s regal, beautiful, and approachable. I like the name with any pronunciation.

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Unpopular opinion, I dislike the name, it seems outdated to me and I can’t really picture a child or baby named [name_f]Helena[/name_f] without picturing a stern and stiff women :sweat_smile:

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Helena is a very beautiful name! [name_f]My[/name_f] bf is named [name_f]Elena[/name_f] and she is a very outgoing, feisty lady! Also my young boss is called that as well and she is very sweet, so I have only positive associations with the name.

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I love it! It’s my youngest’s middle name, pronounced the HEL-en-ah way (that’s the most common pronunciation here in [name_f]England[/name_f]).

I find it clean and tailored, but undeniably feminine, with a long and illustrious history and great nickname potential.

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I think it’s a lovely and sophisticated name. I prefer it to [name_f]Helen[/name_f]. However, I do think the multiple pronunciations would be a bit annoying. I knew at [name_f]Helena[/name_f] at university and people would read her name as [name_f]Helen[/name_f]-uh, huh-LAY-nuh and even huh-LEE-nuh.

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Good twist on [name_f]Helena[/name_f]! Reminds me of my mom, she is [name_f]Yelena[/name_f] :slightly_smiling_face: [name_u]Strong[/name_u], classy but not too common. Nickname possibilities:

Hellie
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]

etc.

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Somewhat biased as [name_f]Helen[/name_f] was my beloved Grandmas name but I absolutely love [name_f]Helena[/name_f]!

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I knew a little girl named [name_f]Helena[/name_f] swoon
Her brother was [name_m]Peter[/name_m] and they were both so cute and so sweet!

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Gorgeous! Slightly dated just how like it! I love all the different pronunciations, though my favorite is probably Hel-LEN-uh, which I don’t think is very popular. (I might have actually made it up).

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This might sound silly, but I don’t know how [name_f]Helena[/name_f] is pronounced, I’ve never heard it said before. [name_f]Helen[/name_f]-uh? Huh-[name_u]Lane[/name_u]-uh?

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I love it! [name_f]My[/name_f] default pronunciation is huh-LAYN-uh.

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