Aurélia vs. Aurelia

Girl Names
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Aurélia vs. [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]

[name_m]How[/name_m] would you pronounce the name? Does it differ with and without the accent? What do you honestly think of this name?

Consensus on the internet is that the name is said oh-REEL-ee-ah ([name_f]ORLY[/name_f]- a? - YEAH RLY) , or oh-RAIL-ee-ah.

Neither of these appeal to me. I’ve always thought it sounded like oh-REL-ee-ah (with a rolled R). Closer to the [name_m]French[/name_m] pronunciation of [name_f]Aurelle[/name_f]. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though the [name_m]French[/name_m] clearly say oh-[name_u]Ray[/name_u]-lee for Aurélie, which is the nickname she’ll grow up with.

The accent in Aurélia is pretty, but wouldn’t it change the pronunciation to oh-[name_u]RAY[/name_u]-lee-ah?

To get the pronunciation I like it would have to be spelled Aurellia. [name_f]Do[/name_f] I use the conventional spelling and let her correct people all her life? Or add an extra L which looks less attractive?

Other then Aurélie, I don’t much like the nn associated with the name. I really like the nn [name_f]Thea[/name_f] for [name_f]Althea[/name_f], but prefer the first name [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] to [name_f]Althea[/name_f]. We thought about [name_f]Elthea[/name_f] or [name_f]Elthia[/name_f] as nicer sounding alternative but think that the spelling doesn’t look as nice.

[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] nn-
[name_f]Aurielle[/name_f], [name_u]Arial[/name_u], [name_f]Arella[/name_f], [name_f]Aurelle[/name_f], [name_f]Auralei[/name_f], [name_f]Arla[/name_f], [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Aurea[/name_f], Liea (leah or laia), [name_f]Aurore[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_u]Arlie[/name_u]/[name_f]Orly[/name_f], [name_f]Lilie[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]) ”relía (Icelandic spelling),

[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] nn I don’t like -
Relie/Raliegh, [name_u]Lee[/name_u], [name_f]Aura[/name_f], Aurl, Aulie, [name_u]Ori[/name_u]/[name_f]Aurie[/name_f], [name_f]Orla[/name_f], [name_u]Rae[/name_u]

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I would say oh-[name_u]RAY[/name_u]-lee-ah with the accent, and oh-[name_f]REE[/name_f]-lee-ah without.

(Personal opinion: If she’s going to be called [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f], I see no reason not to just name her [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] - with or without the accent. It’s totally legitimate and I don’t see the point in naming her something and then giving her a nickname that’s the same length and only changes one letter. But that’s just me! :))

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Aurélia would be pronounced like this http://translate.google.com/#auto/el/Aurélia.
If you do not intend to pronounce it that way, I’d stay away from the accent as it will get confusing.

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This is an incredibly confusing post. Why can’t you call her [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] with the correct pn or not use it at all?

Aurélia is AUH-ray-lee-[name_m]AH[/name_m], the first sound pronounced in the back of the throat causing the R to sound slightly rolled. The reason the ‘RAYL’ sound might sound more like ‘REHL’ is just the [name_m]French[/name_m] accent, it’s a sound that English speakers don’t use (listen to a [name_m]French[/name_m] person say Léna, it’s more clear. Half way between [name_f]LAYna[/name_f] and [name_f]LEEna[/name_f]).

I wouldn’t use Aurélia as the accent is a faff and nobody will actually say it in an authentic [name_m]French[/name_m] accent. It will be left off and ignored anyway.

[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] is or-[name_f]REE[/name_f]-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-ah, but it’s not a massively common name so you could get away with telling people it’s oh-RELL-ee-ah if you’re THAT desperate. Aurellia looks ugly, I wouldn’t use it.

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This name is one of my faves too, even though I don’t know quite how to pronounce it! :wink: I concur that the accent might be best left off, as it will often get dropped and ppl won’t know how to pronounce it anyway… As above, what about simply [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] (or-el-[name_m]LY[/name_m]), if you don’t like the way most ppl will pronounce [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]?

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[name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] is pronounced O-ray-[name_u]LEE[/name_u].

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I would pronounce it (or-reel-ee-uh) without the accent, and (or-ray-lee-uh) with. I definitely prefer the latter, though : )

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Maybe it’s just me, but I pronounce them exactly the same- ow-RELL-ee-ah. That’s the closest I can spell it phonetically to how I say it in Spanjsh.

I don’t know where you are, but you can’t use the accent mark on official paperwork in the US.

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I’m with dindlee. Something like Au (like [name_u]August[/name_u]) RELL ee ah is how I’ve always read it and loved it. Though I’m not [name_m]French[/name_m]. (Watch “[name_f]Love[/name_f] Actually”! That’s where I first heard the name.)

Also bonus points for your O RLY joke. I burst out laughing.

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“[name_f]Bonita[/name_f], ow-[name_u]RAY[/name_u]-lee-a!” said [name_m]Colin[/name_m] [name_f]Firth[/name_f].

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Aurélia is pure majesty! I love the name…it means golden…and you can pronounce it your preferred way. I say it Oar-Reee-[name_f]Leah[/name_f] …it means golden which is lovely. Aurélia [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is pretty too. Or

Aurélia Mayfair
Aurélia Vivaldi
Aurélia [name_f]Gardenia[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_u]Skye[/name_u]
Aurélia [name_f]Zenovia[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
Aurélia [name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Sunday[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_u]Rain[/name_u]
Aurélia [name_f]Isis[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
Aurélia [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
Aurélia Ferelith
Aurélia [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
Aurélia Utopia
Aurélia [name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
Aurélia Debussy
Aurélia [name_f]Monet[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
Aurélia [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
Aurélia August
Aurélia Augustina

Nns include: [name_f]Leah[/name_f], [name_f]Aura[/name_f], [name_f]Lulu[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f]…

Cheers :slight_smile:

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It’s pronounced oh-[name_u]RAY[/name_u]-lee-ah with or without the accent. I used to think [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] was nice, until I watched a documentary that included a woman named [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]. When people said her name, it sounded like “orally”, which was really not nice.

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Our baby is being raised in Montreal, and later [name_f]France[/name_f] where her dad is from. So the accent might be extraneous (faff) in most contexts, but it’s my homage to his [name_m]French[/name_m]-ness because I’m using my [name_m]German[/name_m] last name. I double checked with him and his sister and they both agree that [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] is o-rel-ia with or without the accent. The berries who said the french pronunciation was a sound between ray and ree were right on the dot.

My family absolutely butchers the name, they can’t roll Rs so they also say ORALLY or ORALLY-A. Montreal does have a lot of English speakers too.

I like Aurélia [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] Scholze, but he hates the name [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] because it sounds like Viper.
[name_m]How[/name_m] does Aurélia [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] Scholze sound? I was originally shying away from middles that start and end with with A.
Could we nn her [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] or is that too random?

Aurélia [name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_f]Lore[/name_f] Scholze - His sister says this is trying too hard to be cute - I am a fairytale illustrator so my boundaries of acceptably cute are blurred.
Aurélia [name_u]Echo[/name_u] Scholze - What could be added to make this flow?
Aurélia [name_f]Laelia[/name_f] Scholze (I want it to sound like layla, maybe my ‘unique’ spelling is trashy.)
Aurélia [name_f]Althea[/name_f] Scholze - flows? Could we make it flow by adding something?

[name_m]Just[/name_m] re-watched [name_f]Love[/name_f] Actually and was surprised to see an [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]. Although the way it is pronounced wasn’t very pretty. [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] makes me think of a steam punk / indiana jones type girl examining ancient machines in a big library, or a young female Dumbledore.

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swoon.

:slight_smile:

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I like [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_u]Ever[/name_u] without the [name_f]Lore[/name_f]. Very pretty!

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I think the accent works on paper but it’s always hard for (non french) people to remember which way it goes, so be prepared that it’ll be dropped by people when they write it out.