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How would you pronounce Aurelia?

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PowerslidePanda · 11/06/2019 20:18

Aurelia is one of the names we're considering for a girl. It hadn't occurred to me that there was more than one way to pronounce it until I looked at the Nameberry page which showed 2 different pronunciations - neither of which was the one I've been using! So how would you pronounce it?

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Stravapalava · 11/06/2019 20:22

I've heard it pronounced Or-RAY-lee-a too.

QuickRedFox · 11/06/2019 20:22

If she was English Or really Ah. If not, Ow Ray Lee Er.

MonsterRehab23 · 11/06/2019 20:22

Oh-rail-ya

Stravapalava · 11/06/2019 20:22

Or-rell-EE-a

sleepismysuperpower1 · 11/06/2019 20:22

(sorry that 2nd comment was intended to go with my 1st one)

SwedishEdith · 11/06/2019 20:21

Or Real E A.

Just watching to see the 3 options.

sleepismysuperpower1 · 11/06/2019 20:21

^^i think that might be the american way of pronouncing it but the little girl i know who has the same name pronounces it this way

Soubriquet · 11/06/2019 20:21

Or-rell-lia

WeeDangerousSpike · 11/06/2019 20:21

or-REE-lee-ah

ballstoit · 11/06/2019 20:20

I think I would pronounce it oh-Ray-Lee-ar
Was it the name of the woman who Colin Firth's character in Love Actually fell in love with?

RangerLady · 11/06/2019 20:20

Or-rel-lia. I know 2, one 1 year old and 1 30 something French woman!

Lizsmum · 11/06/2019 20:20

Or-ee-lee-ar

LoveB · 11/06/2019 20:20

Or-reel-ee-ah

sleepismysuperpower1 · 11/06/2019 20:20

Uh-rell-ee-uh

MotherOfSoupDragons · 11/06/2019 20:19

Oh-really-ah

grincheux · 11/06/2019 20:19

I've heard 'or-AY-lia' and 'or-EEL-ia' - how do you pronounce it?

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