Everyone hates my favourite girls name :-(

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I have loved the name Aurelia for years and have always thought I would name my daughter it. Now I'm pregnant and I tell people potential names (I know, I know I shouldn't) I am getting not very positive reactions.

Apparently it's 'too bling', footballer's wife-esque, sounds like Israeli(?!), is chavvy and many more other interesting and varied but generally negative comments about it.

Should I ignore people and go for it (assuming baby is a girl!) or is it an ill-judged, ridiculous name? What do you mumsnetters think of it?

I thinks it's lovely :)

Your friends are ridiculous, it's not Israeli (wouldn't actually matter if it was) and my Aurelia has never had any comments like that. Some people look a bit but I don't really care. If you like it, go for it! It is Latin and much more common in Italy and France. We pronounce it the way the Italians do (Aur-ay-lee-a). I must say, I was unsure because it is really quite unusual over here, but I'm SO glad we went for it. It is perfect for our DD.

Good luck with the rest of your pg, and ignore the nay-sayers :)

Aurelia is a beautiful name.

Aurelia is gorgeous and was on our list, it's really pretty and not massively overused.

Having said that, had DS been a girl, he would have been called Dylan so perhaps I'm not the best person to give an opinion. Both DH and I loved it for a girl. We're weird like that apparently. DS's name isn't normal either.

Its a beautiful name

I love the name Aurelia! DD's middle name is from the smae root; Aurea (Oww-ree-a) which is the name of one of DP's relative's names (he is Brazilian) and I think it is beautiful. I also like Aurora.

Anyway, if you love it that is what counts

It's pretty. You should go for it.

I like it. I mention names to other people in RL knowing that people won't all like my choice, and I'm pleased they don't! I don;t like their taste in lots of things either.

Don;t let others put you off. Good luck x

It's lovely.

Personally it's not for me, but my opinion really counts for nothing in the matter!

If you love the name, sod what everybody else thinks of it

I think it's beautiful

Beautiful name, and the Au-ray-lia pronounciation is a used and accepted one; certainly the one I'd default to. That's how the Portuguese girl in LA pronounced it.

Stop telling people your name choices!!!!!

not keen on it. it's quite hard to say! awr rell ee ya. sounds like o really?

Aurelia is a beautiful name imo (I would pronounce it Aw-REEL-ee-a). I know a couple of Polish Aurelias but I don't know if it's traditionally popular among Poles or just a coincidence.

Its a beautiful name!! when i was pregnant with dd1 i told everyone our name and received such a negative response, we almost waivered and came up with a different name towards the end. But thankfully we went back to the name when she was born and i am so pleased we did, it is a beautiful name and she couldnt be anything but an Izellah, and we love it which is all that matters

I like it; I don't find it chavvy.

Zephyrina or something, perhaps, but Aurelia isn't a made up name and is perfectly nice.

I also would say Ore-ray-leeah. Ree in the middle is just wrong!

Gorgeous.

There was a wonderful gymnast in the 80s called Aurelia Dobre who i think of first. She was awe-ree-lee-a. I love it!

It's a sweet and beautiful name. Certainly not chavvy!

Its lovely! Ignore everyone and pick it! We have a very unusual girls name picked (if we ever get one!) and are not telling a soul about it for just this reason!

If you love it then choose it, they had their chance when they had their children.

The only person who didn't like my DDs name was my DM. Was really pleased as me and my DSister both have very common clunky sounding names. Her taste in names is shit .

There are two places you should discuss your baby names, with your DP/DH and on MN!

Aurelia is my most favourite girls name, it means golden. I'm expecting ds2 and I fear I'll never be able to use it :(

I said it out loud and and it did sound a bit like "Oh really, ya".
Erm, just add my stupid comment to your friends'.

If you like it, and your DH, that's all that matters.