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Aurelia or Meredith

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Alisvolatpropiis · 31/01/2015 10:55

I'm just curious, which of the two do you prefer?

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AP618 · 19/02/2015 11:13

My daughter born July 2014 is Aurelia. We love it and she's not one of a million of others named something similar. We pronounce it or-ray-Leah
Good luck and go with your heart!

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Alisvolatpropiis · 05/02/2015 13:01

I've been practicing saying Aurelia aloud, just to see how I actually say it. Turns out I do Or-ray-leah.

Which I agree, is nicer than than ee sound.

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Aherdofmims · 05/02/2015 12:12

I love Aurelia!

Hairtodaygonetomorrow · 04/02/2015 11:34

Meredith is a beautiful name! Aurelia is nice too, but I hadn't thought of Meredith and I predict a rash of Meredith's now!

reuset · 04/02/2015 11:29

Aurelia is pronounced Or-ray-leah

That it is. I very much dislike the other pronunciation. It doesn't sound quite proper.

reuset · 04/02/2015 11:26

Meredith would be preferable.

Aurelia sounds Disney princess and sounds too similar to areola (nipple area somebody mentioned already)

kally195 · 04/02/2015 11:20

Meredith. Our DD is Meredith. I am therefore biased. Lovely name though, and gets fabulous reactions.

BrassicaBabe · 01/02/2015 20:05

We have a Meredith. Although wish I'd known about the Meredydd spelling Grin

We use nn Meri or Mez for a few special people.

Never been sorry we picked this name.

squoosh · 01/02/2015 13:13

HUGE apologies.

CrazyTights · 01/02/2015 09:35

Meredith, I have extremely good reasons for liking Meredith as a name Grin

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Alisvolatpropiis · 01/02/2015 09:33

Squoosh

Thanks for your input but that wasn't the question.

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AvonCallingBarksdale · 01/02/2015 08:14

Also really like Merryn Smile

squoosh · 01/02/2015 02:51

I don't like either.

Aurelia is OTT frilltastic and Meredith is very stuffy whilst also being a more than slightly ridiculous boy's name.

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Alisvolatpropiis · 01/02/2015 00:08

poppet

I really like Romilly! Unfortunately there is a park and various streets with the name in the city I live in (South Wales).

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Alisvolatpropiis · 31/01/2015 23:57

Luna in mainland Europe it is, yes.

Tywy

I'd pronounce it the English way. I've never come across a man in Wales with it spelled the anglicised way, only Meredydd, which I would pronounce the Welsh way.

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FATEdestiny · 31/01/2015 21:12

Meredith

Very nearly my DDs name

DramaAlpaca · 31/01/2015 21:09

Aurelia

Ems1812 · 31/01/2015 21:07

I think Aurelia is a beautiful name, isn't that the name of the girl that Colin Firth falls in love with in Love Actually?

TeWiSavesTheDay · 31/01/2015 21:03

I love Aurelia with a Portuguese accent!

But Meredith is my favourite.

Lunastarfish · 31/01/2015 20:53

Aurelia is pronounced Or-ray-leah

poppetina · 31/01/2015 20:09

I really like both of them. In fact they were in my short list for dd (who ended up as Romilly). My only troubles with them were the different pronunciations of Aurelia and that I prefer the shortening of Meredith (to Merry) to the full name I think.

GotToBeInItToWinIt · 31/01/2015 20:00

The one I know is mid 20's

GotToBeInItToWinIt · 31/01/2015 19:59

Meredith. Great name. I know one and she's lovely.

bridgetsmummy · 31/01/2015 19:53

If we had another baby Meredith would be my first choice for girls name xx

WhatWouldBlairWaldorfDo · 31/01/2015 19:52

I love the name meredith! I think it works both as a 'pretty' young child name and as a grown up name. Beautiful.
Aurelia sounds like a disney princess to me. Nothing wrong with that of its your taste but wouldnt be my choice

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