See the results of this poll: Which middle for Iris Ophelia’s sister Aurelia?
Respondents: 50 (This poll is closed)
- Aurelia Lyons : 19 (38%)
- Aurelia Celandine : 12 (24%)
- Aurelia Nimue: 19 (38%)
I like [name]Aurelia[/name] Nimue best for selfish reasons, Nimue is one of my favourites as well. I like that there’s a connection between Nimue and [name]Ophelia[/name], I love the paintings by [name]Edward[/name] [name]Burne[/name]-[name]Jones[/name] and [name]Frank[/name] [name]Cadogan[/name] Cowper. However, if you’ll choose Nimue because of the paintings, you should know Pre-Raphaelite master [name]Dante[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name] Rossetti has a painting of her.
Thanks [name]Ottilie[/name]! I love it too! I am most familiar with the [name]Burne[/name]-[name]Jones[/name] painting, but I couldn’t find the Rossetti one (whose work I also love…), did you happen to know the name of it?
I meant the painting was of Aurelia, which is the first name anyway… apparently didn’t express myself very well! It’s called Aurelia (Fazio’s Mistress). Link HERE.
Thank you! I had no idea!
While they are all VERY pretty, I think I’d go with a short middle name. [name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] (absolutely fantastic!) is kind of short next to [name]Aurelia[/name] Celandine. Therefore I vote for [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Lyons[/name]. Plus, it’s a family name. 
I am a sucker for family names, so I voted [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Lyons[/name].
[name]Aurelia[/name] Nimue has a mysterious, ethereal quality to it so it’s a winner for me! While I appreciate family names, I don’t like the l’s in the [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Lyons[/name] combo. [name]Aurelia[/name] Celandine share a repetitive “el”.
I voted for [name]Aurelia[/name] Nimue- it seems very magical and mythical, Nimue cementing those very qualities I see in [name]Aurelia[/name] anyways. [name]Aurelia[/name] Celandine, while pretty, is a lot more lighthearted and nature-y which doesn’t go as well with [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]IMO[/name]. I’m just not a fan of Lyonesse.
The sound of [name]Aurelia[/name] Nimue is so gorgeous.
I like the contrast between the sweetness of [name]Aurelia[/name] and the brevity of [name]Lyons[/name], whereas your other possible middles are rather similar in sound and syllable to the first. Also think it is nice to have a family name where it can fit!
[name]Aurelia[/name] Nimue is stunning. The other two are lovely as well, but that one has my vote!
I am a bit biased in voting for [name]Aurelia[/name] Nimue, because I love Arthurian mythology. My 2nd choice would be [name]Lyons[/name], however. [name]Just[/name] to clarify, what pronunciation of Nimue are you going with? I’m most familiar with NIHM-oo-ay.
Definitely [name]Nim[/name]-oo-ay Taliawhat