Aurelia

**Aimz** · November 30th, 2008, 01:36 PM

Hi all,

I heard the name Aurelia on a little girl yesterday and thought it was SOOOOO pretty!!!

Just wondering what a nickname would be? What would you shorten it to?

Middle names?

Do you like it?

Also... how would you pronounce it? For some reason I think the Aussie accent takes away the prettiness of it. A baby name website said it's pronounced Aw-REEL-ya. Although yesterday I heard it pronounced Ah-ray-lee-ah.

Leestar · November 30th, 2008, 02:02 PM

I've also heard it pronounced - AH RELL LIA Not sure how it is spelt though.

NN = Rori, Lia, Auri...

**Kailani** · November 30th, 2008, 03:24 PM

Oh very pretty! I would think it's pronounced "aw-reh-lia" and agree that nicknames would most likely be Lia and Rory

It's very similar to a French name I like: Aurelie pronounced "aw-reh-li" (the "i" sound is very sharp as in "lily" and the "reh" kind of rolls off the tongue. Soooo pretty! I also dislike how the Aussie accent changes the pronounciation of so many pretty names, but nonetheless it's still a beautiful name.

**AJC** · November 30th, 2008, 03:30 PM

I like it - I first heard that name when I saw 'Love Actually' - pronounced Au-rel-ia. I guess as a nickname she may get 'Rel'.

**Muppity** · November 30th, 2008, 03:34 PM

OK girl. What you have to do is jump in the car and go to the video shop and get out Love Actually. Actually - check your PM's I will send you the link to the best bit...

It will solve all your pronounciation issues and make you absolutely fall in love with the name...

It is at the top of my list but DH isn't quite so keen so we have agreed on it as a middle name.

**Aimz** · November 30th, 2008, 03:40 PM

Muppity that was perfect!! I hate to admit I have never seen that movie the whole way through and had no idea there was a character named Aurelia in it!