Pronunciation Opinions

Girl Names
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Hey guys!
I have recently fallen in love with the names [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] and [name_f]Aveline[/name_f]. However, there are some disputes about pronunciation. I have five questions about each name.

  1. Are you in [name_u]America[/name_u]?
  2. What do you think the proper pronunciation of the name is?
  3. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you think most people normally pronounce the name?
  4. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you typically pronounce the name?
  5. What pronunciation do you think is the prettiest for each name?

Sorry, this is probably me being extra!
The ways Iā€™ve seen them typically pronounced:
[name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]:
Oh-REL-ee (veryā€¦ [name_u]French[/name_u])
OR-el-ee (Or like the word ā€˜orā€™)
AHR-el-ee

[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]:
A-vel-line
A-vel-leen

Thanks again!

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m], Iā€™m in the UK. I think the ā€œproperā€ pronunciations are the ones youā€™ve put but Iā€™d pronounce them -
Aw - reh - lee
[name_m]Ah[/name_m] - veh - leen

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This is how I would pronounce them (Iā€™m American)

[name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]: Uh-RAIL-ee
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]: A-vel-leen

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Is ā€˜RAILā€™ pronounced like the way it would be pronounced in ā€˜railingā€™ or is it like rayl?

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More like rayl, although they are very similar to me.

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  1. Yes!
  2. Oh-reh-lee and [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-Veh-[name_f]Leen[/name_f]
  3. Or-eh-lee and [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-vel-eye-n
  4. I pronounce them the [name_u]French[/name_u] way
  5. I think the [name_u]French[/name_u] way is prettiest for both :slight_smile:
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  1. Yes
  2. Or-uh-lee & A-vuh-line
  3. Or-uh-lee & A-vel-een
  4. Or-ee-lee & [name_f]Ava[/name_f]-line
  5. Or-uh-lee & [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-vel-line
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  1. yes
    [name_f]My[/name_f] best friendā€™s sistersā€™ middle name is [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f], and they pronounce it OR-a-lee. I think if I knew nothing about names Iā€™d try to say aw-REH-lee or aw-REE-le.

[name_f]Aveline[/name_f] I would say AH-va-line, but I could also see AH-va-lin

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  1. Are you in [name_u]America[/name_u]?
    No, im in the UK

  2. What do you think the proper pronunciation of the name is?

Or-ray-lee and [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-vuh-leen

  1. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you think most people normally pronounce the name?
    They may well pronounce it or-rel-ee or Av-uh-lin/line

  2. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you typically pronounce the name?
    Or-ray-lee or Av-uh-leen

  3. What pronunciation do you think is the prettiest for each name?
    The ones above

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Uh-ray-lee and Av-uh-leen

I love both.

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m], Iā€™m not American, Iā€™m from the UK. I have no idea what the correct pronunciations of those names are, but my instincts would be:
[name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]: OR-ell-ee
Avaline: AV-uh-line (like [name_f]Adaline[/name_f] with a V)

I think they both sound really pretty!

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I would say [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] as oh-ral-ee where ral rhymes with ball

[name_f]Aveline[/name_f] would be av-uh-line where the a sounds like apple

I am in the US.

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  1. Yes, Iā€™m from the Midwest but I live in the south now (if you want more specific location)

  2. If weā€™re going by [name_u]French[/name_u] pronunciations (since both of these names are [name_u]French[/name_u] or have origins in the [name_u]French[/name_u] language, as far as I know), my best guess would be:
    oh-reh-LEE
    ah-veh-LEEN

  3. When I first saw the name at age 14, I said [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] like the word ā€œorallyā€. Iā€™ve always seen [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] as AH-veh-leen but I have a tendency to lean towards ā€œleenā€ pronunciations with the -line names I donā€™t recognize. Iā€™ve had people try to convince me that the name is pronounced AY-va-line as well.

  4. [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] = uh-RAY-lee (first syllable is somewhere between ā€œuhā€ and ā€œurā€)
    [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] = AH-va-leen (the A is pronounced like ā€œappleā€)

  5. The answers I gave for #4.

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1. I'm in an anglophone part of [name_f]Canada[/name_f]
2. The [name_u]French[/name_u] pronunciations are correct, so oh-reh-LEE and ah-veh-LEEN 
3. I think most people would pronounce the [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] the [name_u]French[/name_u] way, but I can see [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] being pronounced as either ah-veh-LINE or ah-veh-LIN
4. The ways I wrote in the answer for 2
5. The answers I gave for number 2 again, though I do like ah-veh-LIN
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Southern US
Iā€™d probably say AW-rel-ee and A-vel-leen with a like apple. :slight_smile: I prefer [name_f]Aveline[/name_f]. I donā€™t really like any of the pronouncations of [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] but I like both pronunciations of [name_f]Aveline[/name_f].

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1. Are you in [name_u]America[/name_u]?

Yes.

2. What do you think the proper pronunciation of the name is?

[name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]: Oh-ruh-LEE or oh-ray-LEE

[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]: Av-uh-LEEN (like ā€œAvenue,ā€ but instead of -new, itā€™s -leen.)

3. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you think most people normally pronounce the name?

Like your suggestions, ā€œoh-REL-eeā€ and ā€œA-vel-leen.ā€

4. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you typically pronounce the name?

I donā€™t. Iā€™ve never personally encountered either one.

5. What pronunciation do you think is the prettiest for each name?

Oh-ray-LEE & a-vel-leen.

Side note: If you have encountered people pronouncing AurĆ©lie like ā€œorally,ā€ then unfortunately, I would be very, very cautious of that name. AurĆ©lie is a beautiful name.

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Aw-Re-lee
Av-eh-line

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Iā€™m in the US and I would guess that they would be pronounced OR-uh-lee and AV-uh-line. I think the Uh-RAY-lee pronunciation is much prettier for [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f], but it is not intuitive to me and would be hard for me to remember.

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  1. Yes I live in [name_u]America[/name_u]
  2. I think he proper pronunciation for both is the [name_u]French[/name_u] way. [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]- Oh-ray-lee and [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] as Av-eh-leen.
  3. I think most people would pronounce [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] as Ar-ellie. I think most people would say Av-eh-lynn.
  4. [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]- [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-roar-[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] is how I say it and I say [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] as Av-eh-leen.
  5. I think both pronounced the [name_u]French[/name_u] way is prettier. Oh-ray-lee and Av-eh-leen.

I am afraid some people would pronounce [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] as Orally. I know of a few babies named [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] and their names are [name_u]Avi[/name_u].

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! Pretty names you like!

  1. Are you in [name_u]America[/name_u]?
    No, Iā€™m from the Netherlands!

  2. What do you think the proper pronunciation of the name is?
    I would guess both names are [name_u]French[/name_u]ā€¦? And think the names are pronounced oh-ray-LEE and ah-veh-LEEN.

  3. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you think most people normally pronounce the name?
    OR-eh-lee and AY-ve-leen, I think.

  4. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you typically pronounce the name?
    Oh-ray-LEE and ah-veh-LEEN (in the US, that is!)

  5. What pronunciation do you think is the prettiest for each name?
    Same as no. 2 and 4.