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Eleni My legal first name [ɛ.‘lɛ.ni] short “eh” + “Lenny” 🗣️
Lena My actual first name [‘lɛ.nɐ] “le” as in lemon + “na” as in banana 🗣️
Metheniti My last name [mɛ.θɛ.‘ni.ti] “Meth ‘n’ E.T.” (the drug and the alien) 🗣️