Cast Your Vote:
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- Alaina -- Votes: 42
- Alana -- Votes: 6
- Alayna -- Votes: 4
I'm thinking Alaina looks the best but I want others opinions. I kind of like Alana too but I'm worried it would be mispronounced.
My preference would be Elena but I voted Alana. I don't really care for the i... idk why.
Quoting tinana+2 (20w):
My preference would be Elena but I voted Alana. I don't really care for the i... idk why.
I agree with Elena but I voted Alaina
I prefer Elena as well, but that could be because it's the way I spell my daughter's name ☺. I liked that it could easily be shortened to Ellie, which was another name on my list at the time. If we hadn't spelled it that way, we would have spelled it Alaina.
I'd say Alaina. To me, Alana would be pronounced differently, and I'm sure it would be annoying to keep correcting people.
Quoting tinana+2 (20w):
My preference would be Elena but I voted Alana. I don't really care for the i... idk why.
Agreed. I love Elena. I think E names are unique for girls
Quoting ✩ ℒioȵεsȿ:
Alaina but I definitely prefer Elena. Grew up with a girl named Alana and she pronounced it Uh-lawn-uh, so that ones out for me.
I used to work with a girl who's name was spelled and pronounced this way. So, when I read it I automatically pronounced it this way.
I have to go agree with the others, Alaina, but prefer Elena.
I havent voted....my question is how do you want the name pronounced? Then I can decide what I would choose...
Im not big on the E spelling, i Probably wouldn't use Ellie or Elle anyways. I'd rather her nick name be lainy. Isn't the E spelling pronounced a little different too? Like el-laynuh as opposed to Uh-laynuh with an A? I thought they were 2 different names lol
Quoting rachelellie:
I havent voted....my question is how do you want the name pronounced? Then I can decide what I would choose...
Uh-lay-na
Quoting shay +3:
I prefer Elena as well, but that could be because it's the way I spell my daughter's name ☺. I liked that it could easily be shortened to Ellie, which was another name on my list at the time. If we hadn't spelled it that way, we would have spelled it Alaina.
Does it get mispronounced a lot with that spelling? It looks like it's pronounced ell-lee-nuh.
I prefer Alaina based on pronounciation..growing up I had a friend with who spellined it Elaina...
I chose Alaina because I always pronounce Alana Uh-law-nuh
