Is this some lame [name_f]Renesmee[/name_f] stunt or could this be usable?
I’m so torn between [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], and have started to consider a hybrid.
Kill it with fire or start finding middles?
As tasteless as [name_f]Shaniqua[/name_f] and Uneek or charmingly different and yet familiar enough to be accepted into law school?
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f].
Pros- likeable, rare
[name_u]Con[/name_u]- short and stubby next to the equally short and stubby last name. Pronounced Leera in [name_m]French[/name_m].
Aurélia
Pro- classy, rare, in [name_m]French[/name_m] it’s Au-rrel-ee-ah (rolled r)
[name_u]Con[/name_u]- English it’s O-rail-ee-ah and the nn Aurélie is pronounced as ORALLY by my English family.
Lyrelia
Laurelia - Similar to [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] which was considered then dismissed.
L’[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] - looks like L’oreal…
Elyra
I have to say no - it reminds me a lot of [name_f]Renesmee[/name_f]. They don’t blend smoothly like [name_f]Pollyanna[/name_f] or [name_f]Marianne[/name_f] do, they seem more awkward and difficult to say. Spellings would definitely be an issue too.
Going by your signature, [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Althea[/name_f] is waaaaay too similar for me, I love [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] though.
If you do go for a hybrid - I think Laurelia is the easiest/safest one to get away with.
Laurelia is quite lovely, though I do prefer both [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] individually. Have you considered [name_f]Laurel[/name_f]?
If you do want to blend, go for Laurelia - it’s my favourite out of all your [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]/[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] hybrids, and I can imagine a Laurelia as a barrister, scientist, journalist, or any number of professions.
I think that as [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] rises in popularity, [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] may as well, and so perhaps people will become more familiar with the pronunciation?
Laurelia or Elyra / Alyra work best for me. [name_m]Both[/name_m] have a familiar enough sound that they don’t come across as completely made up – which is a good thing for an invented name!
Laurelia could be spelled Lorelia as well, though at a glance might be taken as [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]. I find [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] to be a pretty but difficult to pronounce name, as it can be hard for people to get that initial “au” combination right. I imagine this might be especially true for small children. The more [name_f]Laura[/name_f] focused beginning makes this easier for sure while still giving you what you want overall.
I can see why you’d be torn, but the smooshes lack thegrace of either [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] or [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]. What about [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] for something simple?
I think the whole is less than the sum of its parts in this case, sorry. I can understand why it’s hard to choose, [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] are both lovely and interesting names. I really like [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], but I wonder if it’s unusual enough for your taste. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]?
Lyrelia and Laurelia looks nice on paper, but when you say it out-loud it becomes jumbled and hard to say – it doesn’t have flow. [name_f]Lorelie[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], Leliana are some similar names to look at.
As someone who is planning on naming my daughter [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]… I say stick with the original! Although Laurelia isn’t bad…it’s quite similar! I also like [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] quite a bit…but not nearly as much as my beloved [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]!
Also, a lot of people on NB have made comments about [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] being hard to pronounce for people, but I haven’t run into this at all! I’ve adored this name for years, and I’ve only ever had to enunciate it once - maybe twice - to anyone before they pronounced it correctly. Including my stepsons, who are 8 and 5, with the 5 year old having a slight lisp. This is, of course, without the rolled ‘r’: Au-rehl-ee-uh.
