Aurelia/ Amalia/ Amelia?

[chiarazuri]

We have still not decided on the perfect name and it's proving to be quite a challenge to decide!
We want a name that is

1. easy to pronounce
2. fits in with an arab background
3. Classic, timeless and sophisticated
4. Sounds pretty and strong I would really love to hear honest opinions! Surname is pretty straightforward and easy to pronounce.

Shortlist:
Aurelia (I am aware of the jellyfish/ areola connection, is this an issue? Also would it seem out of place as a name for an arab baby?)

Amalia (I know this may be confused with Amelia but what do you think of the sound of this name? Does it come across well?)

Amelia (slightly put off by the medical limb abnormality association, but still like it as it works well in both cultures)

Eliana
Aliana (an arabic name, I love the arabic meaning but I don't want this to be perceived as a "made up" name ?)

Sara - lovely but boring to my ears
Any other suggestions?

Sally thanks for the suggestions. I did consider Leila but I just went off it after some time. I am siding towards Aurelia at the moment because I feel that it flows better than Amalia. The long "a" in Amalia seems like quite a mouthful. I don't like Amara.
Have you heard of any middle names that go well with an Arab background and potentially Aurelia as a first name?

I love both Amalia and Aurelia (only heard it pronounced or-AY-lia). Not so keen on Noor but might be pronouncing it wrong (like Knorr stock pots?).
Eve works well as a middle name. Think I'd avoid another name ending in A.
Aurelia Jade
Aurelia Jasmine
Aurelia Claire
Aurelia Reem
Aurelia Maryam
Aurelia Zoe
Aurelia Lucy
Aurelia Danielle

Chocbiccy thank you for those suggestions!! I really like Reem, lovely meaning! Yes, definitely not keen on a ending middle names. I'm also worried about the Noor pronunciation, so I Think I'll rule that one out!

I love Aurelia. The only reason DD is not caked this is because DH hates the character in Love Actually!

Amelia is nice but there are so many of them right now. Amalia will create constant spelling/pronunciation issues. I agree with this!

Sara will cause pronounciation issues too.

I’ve always liked Aisha. Or Amaia?

Hi,

Check out
www.arabicenglishbabynames.com

For some Arab/western name inspiration.

Good luck!