How would you pronounce Aurelia?

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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?

This was my lovely Nonna's name. O - rell- ee- ya.

Or-ray-le-a

Or-rel-y-a - definitely four syllables.

I'd say or-rell-ia, never heard the other pronunciations!

Or-ray-lee-ah

I know one in real life. She pronounces it Or-rell-ee-a

Or ELL Ee Ah

ow-ray-lea

Or-ray-lee-ah

Or-ray-leah. But that's entirely from watching Love Actually!

Like in Love Actually Ow-Ray-Leah.

Ow-reel-ee-ah

I know two. Both pronounce it,
O-rell-ee-a (or maybe better noted as,
O-reh-leea) The o being a soft o as in orange rather than an ‘Oh’ sound.

Aw-rel-ya

Or-Ray-Leea

Or-ell-ia

Thanks everyone - this is really interesting! I think I've counted 3 different ways to pronounce the first syllable and 3 for the second too, so quite a lot of variants. I was pronouncing it Or-rell-ee-ah, which is one of the options that's come up most, but the fact that there's no consensus is definitely making me think twice about using it. Our surname has an unusual spelling, so we want to try and avoid ambiguity with the first name!

The little girl I know with that name (which I love) pronounces it
Aah-rail-ya
It's such a lovely name!

Aw ray Lee ah

Or-eel-ya

Oh Reel Ah

Oh Reel Ee Ah sorry posted too soon

Or-ray-lee-a

It’s a lovely name fwiw

Oh ray Lee ah (that's how the only one I've met pronounces it). It's a lovely name

Au-rel-ya. (from Love Actually, only place over ever come across it).

Beautiful name.