Aurelian

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For a boy... thoughts? There were 5 in 2020. I like it, but I'm not sure where you'd go with it nickname wise?

I think I like it. If not, how about Florian?

I like Aurelian.

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Really? A million Aurelias? I have never met an Aurelia and have worked in education for 15 years

It's climbing like crazy in the name charts! I bet in a decade there will be.

I think Aurelio is a lot nicer

Leo as a nn?

I can't not hear the 'alien' part and it puts me off. Or-Alien

Love it!

My boy is named Aurel - very happy with it

I studied Latin and Greek at school and university; Aurelian is definitely a Roman name, usually pronounced Aww-ree-lee-an. Emperor Aurelian is not to be confused with Emperor Marcus Aurelius, two different people. I prefer Aurelius personally. If you use either, be prepared for people to expect that you are a particular fan and ask you about the emperor (eg Marcus Aurelius very famous for his philosophical writings).

I have never met an Aurelia and have worked in education for 15 years

Basically Aurelia and Aurora have become a bit popular for babies in the last few years, so you won't know any right now but there might be a fair few start reception in a couple of years time.

Is aurelia not the word for the edge of nipples?

It's areola, way to similar imo

Yeah I was about to say that’s aerola! I’d also be worried with names like Aurel about the obvious connection to the word oral.

Obviously kids will pick on another kid for any reason though. I remember a movie where a boy named Jason Banks was nicknamed ‘jizz and wanks’ by bullies. So a good looking, charismatic, confident Aurelian would probably be fine. Personally I prefer plainer, more versatile names though.

What I meant was, if a child is confident etc he probably won’t be bullied regardless, whereas if he’s shy or whatever bullies will even pick on a name like Jason.

But for me personally I prefer a more versatile name that is wearable for any type of person from baby to adult.

Nice Romanian name.

Sounds a bit tacky and pretentious

It sounds a bit like something from star trek. I like it though.

I've met a few Aurelias in their 30's, from Germany. I also know a German Cornelia. Classical girls names seem to have been popular there for some time. The two female characters in my first Latin textbook were called Cornelia and Aurelia. There's also the character in Love Actually with the name (Colin Firth's love interest). It's usually pronounced Ow-ree-lee-ya or Ow-ray-lee-ya, unlike areola which is pronounced a-ree-oh-la.