I love [name_f]Helena[/name_f]. She’s lush and feminine and romantic but not at all stuffy or prissy. [name_f]My[/name_f] first thought is always to A Midsummer [name_u]Night[/name_u]’s [name_u]Dream[/name_u] and I have only fond associations. I also think of Orphan [name_m]Black[/name_m] (I liked the character of [name_f]Helena[/name_f]) but I think that show is unlikely to be a strong reference in the coming years.
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Formal, stilted, not much fun.
It could be pronounced either way!
How funny! That was actually the exact pronunciation I was going for, the middle syllable to be pronounced 
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Peter and [name_f]Helena[/name_f] sound stunning together, making me swoon over the name more too! Thanks for sharing
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Makes me happy to hear from someone who has actually used it on their daughter! [name_f]Helena[/name_f] as a middle is absolutely lovely, thank you for sharing, and I agree with your sentiment
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Thanks for sharing! Unpopular opinions are insightful I can definitely see your point of view on the name as well, but maybe that could be a kind of good quality too, for people to take [name_f]Helena[/name_f] seriously 
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I LOVE your description: lush, feminine, and romantic. That is exactly what I want in a name for a girl and what I see in [name_f]Helena[/name_f], just as you do! Being a Shakespearean name definitely makes it more significant. Thank you for sharing
I prefer it to [name_f]Helen[/name_f] as well! I actually don’t mind the multiple pronunciations, they all sound lovely imo (except for huh-LEE-nuh, this one doesn’t make much sense to me and I have never heard it this way in real life!) Thank you for sharing your thoughts
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