I’ve been pondering the name [name]Aurelia[/name] lately. I like [name]Aurora[/name] in theory, but whenever I say it aloud, it sounds funny (I have a similiar problem with [name]Rory[/name]). What sort of image does [name]Aurelia[/name] conjure up to you? [name]Do[/name] you think it’s fussy? [name]Princess[/name]-y? Vintage? Unexpected? [name]Do[/name] you think it has more potential as a first name or a middle name?
I prefer [name]Aurelie[/name] myself but [name]Aurelia[/name] is beautiful and definitely on trend. [name]One[/name] of those “liquid names” that just glides. I, too, like [name]Aurora[/name] but I always imagine how hard it would be for a child to pronounce!
Beautiful! It’s unusual without being too different or too try hard.
It’s my second favourite girls name. I would prefer to use it as a first name personally,it’s just so lovely. I enjoy saying it aloud. I feel the same about my number one girls name,[name]Hermione[/name].
I think [name]Aurora[/name] might be really hard for small children to say,and I loathe the [name]Rory[/name] nickname. With some names,nicknames just seem unnecessary.
Out of interest,how are you saying it?
Aw-ree-lee-ah or Aw-rel-yah …not sure if I’ve explained that very well. [name]Do[/name] you know what I mean though?
I always pronounced it as [name]Ah[/name]-[name]Ray[/name]-[name]Lee[/name]-ah and I really like it that way. It reminds me of 17th century spanish nobility or [name]Treasure[/name] Ship (from some goofy movie) It is elegant and kinda old world to me and the meaning of “[name]Golden[/name]” is very nice
I think its classy, historical, sophisticated, recognizable, smart, not too fussy and maybe a little bit vintage sounding (but its older that that). I say or-ell-ee-uh.
I pronounce it the Italian way. I had a Puerto Rican student this year with this name, although she didn’t use the Spanish pronunciation. (I always ask, since I am multi-lingual. Some do and some don’t.)
I also like the masculine form, as well as the [name]Aurelio[/name] [name]Zen[/name] series on PBS.
It’s a pretty name, but I find it a little bit too pretty, if that makes any sense. It’s just slightly too ornate for me, and I get a bit of a princessy vibe. I do prefer it to [name]Aurora[/name], though.
I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]! It and [name]Aurora[/name] have always been tied for me, I think.
[name]Aurelia[/name] is gorgeous! I think it definately deserves to be a first name. I think it’s vintage, princess-y(in a good way) and unexpected. I think [name]Aurora[/name] would be a bit hard for a little kid to say although it’s gorgeous too.
I’ve been really loving [name]Aurelia[/name] lately and I’m not usually a fan of frilly and feminine names. Go figure! An ancient [name]Roman[/name] name and popular in the Victorian era, [name]Aurelia[/name] is pretty, elegant, lush, romantic and has loads of vitality. I also love the boys versions too - [name]Aurelius[/name] and [name]Aurelian[/name]. I much prefer it to [name]Aurora[/name] which I find difficult to say at the best of times, [name]Aurora[/name] always makes me feel like I have a speech impediment even when I don’t :). [name]Aurelia[/name] just seems to roll off the tongue.
I love it and think it’s a perfect choice. (I say Au-ray-lee-ah).
It does have a princessy vibe to me, but there are a lot of flowery, frilly names for girls right now, so it isn’t odd. I just prefer girl names that are less frilly. However, [name]Aurelia[/name] is MUCH nicer to me than [name]Aurora[/name], which I also find hard to say and which is just too much for me. I think [name]Aurelia[/name] DOES sound beautiful, and is certainly fun to say.
A character in my book has this name “[name]Aurelia[/name].” I love it. It is a great alternative to [name]Aurora[/name].
[name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is nice, but the character in my book is [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Louise[/name].
I think [name]Aurelia[/name] ([name]Ah[/name]-rail-ya) is a lovely name. I prefer it over [name]Aurora[/name]
I like the combination of [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Jane[/name].
I also like [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Mae[/name], [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Louise[/name], [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name], and [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Pearl[/name].
It’s interesting how much love [name]Aurelia[/name] is getting,yet we all seem to say it slightly differently. I must admit that I like all the pronounciations, it sounds lovely every way you can possibly say it. As I said in my original post it’s my second favourite name,so were I to ever have a second daughter (would have to have a first one to start with!) I would have to repeatedly say them ALL to see which one was “right”.
I love [name]Aurelia[/name], it’s so pretty and easy to say- I say Aw-reel-ee-ya. [name]Aurora[/name]- while also beautiful- sort of gives me marble mouth. [name]Aurelia[/name] is very pretty, with a lacey, vintage, princessy feel. I would love to meet a little girl named [name]Aurelia[/name].
- [name]Athena[/name]
I [name]LOVE[/name] this name. It is at the top of my list right now, but if I actually had a daughter I wouldn’t be able to use it because it rhymes with our last name, which I’m super bummed out about. This name reminds me of Ancient [name]Rome[/name] because it was in the mini-series [name]Rome[/name]. That’s the only place I’ve ever heard it. I say Aw-REL-ee-yah, but I think this name is unique in that however you pronounce it, it’s gorgeous. I especially love the aw-[name]RAY[/name]-lee-ah prn., but it doesn’t come naturally to me unfortunately.
I love [name]Aurelia[/name], and I like it over [name]Aurora[/name]. It rolls off the tongue nicely and isn’t common. I pronounce it aw-REEL-ya; it sorta rhymes with [name]Cecilia[/name]. I love all the variations of pronunciations, but this one comes most naturally to me. I read a book that had a minor character named [name]Aurelia[/name] “Relia”. She was a spunky young girl who wasn’t afraid to speak her mind.