Pronounce these please

General Name Discussion
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See the results of this poll: Pronunciation guide

Respondents: 56 (This poll is closed)

  • Ro-WEN-a : 21 (10%)
  • Ro-WEEN-a : 34 (16%)
  • HELEN-a : 34 (16%)
  • He-LAY-na : 23 (11%)
  • R-EE : 50 (23%)
  • Air-E : 4 (2%)
  • A-LEF (as in left) : 52 (24%)
  • A-LEAF: 1 (0%)
2

rowena - ro-EE-nah
helena - he-[name]LE[/name]-nah

ari - AR-ee
aleph - [name]AH[/name]-lef

3

[name]Rowena[/name] - row-EEN-a
[name]Helena[/name] - helen-a

[name]Ari[/name] - Couldn’t actually answer this one. I pronounce [name]Ari[/name], the girls nickname to [name]Ariana[/name] etc as ‘arry’ like [name]Harry[/name] without the h. But the boys version is a name in itself and I think has a different pronunciation. Not sure what it is though.
[name]Aleph[/name] - a-lef

4

I pn [name]Aleph[/name] = [name]Al[/name]+lef (like in left), not with an A sound, so I didn’t vote on that one

5

[name]How[/name] I say them.

[name]Rowena[/name] - [name]Ro[/name]-WEN-a
[name]Helena[/name] - He-[name]LAY[/name]-na
[name]Ari[/name] - R-EE
[name]Aleph[/name] - A-LEF

6

Thanks for the feedback guys!

7

[name]Rowena[/name] – row-en-a – though I think it’s not the actual pronunciation
[name]Helena[/name] – hel-en-ah – the only proper way to pronounce it in Greek as both E’s are epsilons

[name]Ari[/name] – R-ee – know people with this one
[name]Aleph[/name] – ah-lef

8

Actually I would pronounce [name]Rowena[/name] ROW-wena, which wasn’t a choice. I’ve never heard the name spoken, so I guess I’m wrong?

9

[name]Rowena[/name]: ROW-ee-na
[name]Helena[/name]: Heh-[name]LAY[/name]-nah

[name]Ari[/name]: ARR-ee
[name]Aleph[/name]: [name]Ah[/name] (as in apple) -leff

10

[name]Rowena[/name]: ROW-ee-na
[name]Helena[/name]: He-[name]LAY[/name]-na

[name]Ari[/name]: ARR-ee (I actually know one pn like this)
[name]Aleph[/name]: A-lef

11

I’m pretty sure it is pronounced Row- When-uh. But that is just because I know somebody with the name.