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Aurelia

33 replies

jimjamjoo · 12/06/2020 11:16

Is it naff? I think it sounds so pretty but I'm concerned that it sounds a bit naff. Any ideas on nicknames?

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LotusClover · 12/06/2020 11:30

It's becoming really popular and I still don't know how to pronounce it. I prefer Amelie or Arabella.

toastofthetown · 12/06/2020 11:42

I think Aurelia is a beautiful name. I don't know what you mean by naff, but it's a very feminine, "princessy" type name with a lot of liquid consonants meaning it fits perfectly into today's naming trends. Despite that, and disliking many names which fit into those descriptors, I love Aurelia.

Aurelia is rising sharply in popularity and there have been at least four Aurelia name threads over the last couple of months which indicates that it's rate of popularity increase may be rising - but there's no way to know that until the data is released in a couple of years time. I don't know if that bothers you - and there are positives to popularity such as spelling and pronunciation becomes less of an issue.

quarentini · 12/06/2020 11:49

I love it!
Such a pretty name

cherrypiepie · 12/06/2020 11:57

I like it too.

I would pronounce it or-ree-lee-a I think. Rather than or-ray-lee-a.

Powerplant · 12/06/2020 12:03

Lovey name really pretty and feminine. Was one of the characters in the film Love Actually called it? Love the film too

bluebluezoo · 12/06/2020 12:06

I love it. It was in my list but narrowly missed out because I don’t think it “flows” so well in english.

I was going to use Lia as a nickname, but have heard Riri as well which I like.

I have friends who would pronounce it ow- re-lia as well as Aw-re-lia

MikeUniformMike · 12/06/2020 15:25

Too frilly for me and too similar to Aurora, Amelia, Ariella, ...

Whatsyourflava · 12/06/2020 15:29

Really lovely name!! I don't think it's Naff at all

You might also like Clementine (clemmie) Felicity Aria Cleo Aurora or Cora

PrincessHoneysuckle · 12/06/2020 15:37

I prefer Aurora

mam0918 · 12/06/2020 20:07

I just see the word 'Orally' in it but spelled differently

not a fan but I do really like Aurora which others have suggested (aswell as Felicity, Cleo and Cora)

Poppyfields21 · 12/06/2020 23:09

One of my favourite names

Sk1nnyB1tch · 12/06/2020 23:12

I really like it. I would pronounce it Awe-Ree-Lee-a.
So maybe Lia as a nickname?

SleepingStandingUp · 12/06/2020 23:15

I love it. Aurelia wouldn't be the kind of princess to sit there waiting for a Prince in her dress and tiara

She'd be kickass in her leather jacket and dragon but still a princess

waitingforadulthood · 12/06/2020 23:18

I adore it. Beautiful name and I wanted my daughter to be named it. BUT I chose against it because it does rhyme with genitalia and is close to areola. In the area I live it would have been a hard name to carry off and would have caused bullying .

TempsPerdu · 12/06/2020 23:25

Not keen. Too frilly for me, too many vowel sounds and merges into the über-girly Aurora/Amelia/Ariella/Arianna trend.

It’s undeniably pretty, but personally I much prefer stronger, more solid, less princessy names.

SleepingStandingUp · 12/06/2020 23:39

@TempsPerdu

Not keen. Too frilly for me, too many vowel sounds and merges into the über-girly Aurora/Amelia/Ariella/Arianna trend.

It’s undeniably pretty, but personally I much prefer stronger, more solid, less princessy names.

She has a dragon, what more do you want? 😂🐲
Ellmau · 12/06/2020 23:42

I think it's beautiful and classy.

NietzschePeachPearPlum · 13/06/2020 01:04

Sounds pretentious to me.
Also very reminiscent of “areola”, the bit around the nipple.

Jupiter15 · 13/06/2020 09:41

What on earth would make you associate Aurelia with ‘genetalia’? Hmm

123Dancewithme · 13/06/2020 09:45

Definitely becoming popular, along with Aurora. It looks pretty but I don’t like the sound.

mam0918 · 13/06/2020 10:19

@Jupiter15

What on earth would make you associate Aurelia with ‘genetalia’? Hmm
well I dont personally think it sounds like genetalia but as I mentioned its basically Orally-uh and where I see 'Oral' only 3 things come to mind
  1. sex
  2. teeth/dentists/brushing
  3. speaking exams

and as a teen in highschool I know which one is the most obvious and that I would hate to be assosiated to in anyway

the 'a' on the end doesnt even help as it adds to a sexual sound, just a little 'grunt' added to an already sexual word

I dont get why this and Anal based names (Analee, Analise etc...) are becoming common... they seem like cruel joke names

Jupiter15 · 13/06/2020 11:02

@mam0918 your way of think is very odd

LadyEloise · 13/06/2020 11:09

Aurelia is too "pretty" for me, as are

Amelia
Arrabella
Emilia
Annabella

I much prefer Aurlie.

SleepingStandingUp · 13/06/2020 11:24

You def over think Mam

Minkies13 · 13/06/2020 11:29

Absolutely love this name. My husband wouldn't let me name our daughter it, even though I have an equally unusual name. We ended up with Amelia, which is still pretty but far to common.

I pronounce it 'aw-ree-li-a'

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