How to pronounce ALONA

[nq:1]Is is Alon-A or Alon-a, or something else?[/nq]
Meant to be different:
Alon-A or A-lona

[nq:2]Is is Alon-A or Alon-a, or something else?[/nq]
[nq:1]Meant to be different: Alon-A or A-lona[/nq]
The Alona I know pronounces it "uh-LAWN-uh"
riverman

[nq:1]Hi, How is ALONA pronounced - the girl's forename? Is is Alon-A or Alon-a, or something else? Perhaps ryhmes with Helena? Thanks. Kev[/nq]
I think a proper name can be pronounced just about any way the owner chooses.

Kevin Stone filted:
[nq:1]How is ALONA pronounced - the girl's forename? Is is Alon-A or Alon-a, or something else? Perhaps ryhmes with Helena?[/nq]
Unless you're using a different meaning of the word "rhymes", I don't think so...I've known women named "Helena" with three pronunciations, /'he l@n@/, /h@'leI n@/, or /,he'li n@/ ("****-uh-nuh", "huh-LAY-nuh" and "****-LEE-nuh" if you prefer

[nq:1]Hi, How is ALONA pronounced - the girl's forename? Is is Alon-A or Alon-a, or something else? Perhaps ryhmes with Helena? Thanks. Kev[/nq]
Is her name Russian, or derived from it?
There is a fairly common Russian girl's name, spelled ALENA, with the E having an umlaut (two dots over it), and pronounced "alYOna". Sometimes spoken as "ah-LONE-ah".
Dave

[nq:1]How is ALONA pronounced - the girl's forename?[/nq]
Why not ask her?

Wes Groleau
"Grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change; the courage to change the one I can;
and the wisdom to know it's me."
unknown

[nq:1]Hi, How is ALONA pronounced - the girl's forename? Is is Alon-A or Alon-a, or something else? Perhaps ryhmes with Helena?[/nq]
I figure it rhymes with "alone at last".
But don't go by me.
[nq:1]Thanks. Kev[/nq]
s/ meirman If you are emailing me please
say if you are posting the same response.
Born west of Pittsburgh Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis, 7 years
Chicago,

Helena = ****-uh-nuh
Alona = AL-uh-nuh
Which rhymes?

[nq:1]Helena = ****-uh-nuh Alona = AL-uh-nuh Which rhymes?[/nq]
The Babynamer site has a pronunciation wav file. (watch URL break)

http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/TypeASearch.cfm?Gender=G&Unique=1&Tell MeAbout=alona
It sounds a lot like Alonna to me. "Al-LON-uh."

[nq:2]Helena = ****-uh-nuh Alona = AL-uh-nuh Which rhymes?[/nq]
[nq:1]The Babynamer site has a pronunciation wav file. (watch URL break) http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/TypeASearch.cfm?Gender=G&Unique=1&Tell MeAbout=alona It sounds a lot like Alonna ... gathered that it is not