Aurelia

Is the awe-ree-lee-ah pronunciation correct? It's the one I'd instinctively use.

My cousin named her daughter this. I think it's so floral and beautiful. Personally I wouldn't name my child it though as it's a bit long to say.

That’s such a pretty name!

A beautiful middle name for my little gorgeous baby girl Ashton Aurelia <3

An absolutely beautiful name!!!! My godsister is called Aurelia and pronounces it ‘Aw-ree-lee-ah’. It’s such a unique and interesting name!!!! 😄😄😄

My best friends little sister is called Aurelia.

A very beautiful name in my opinion.

THIS name I was born with and am Romanian by heritage and American by birth (Detroit) Aure-elia (AUre means 'gold'...AU... and ELIA, my grandpa, a couple uncles' names and my brother's name (Elia)..... hence, aurelia... love it but ALWAYS been known as 'Goldie'... get it, AU. Gold.....ie... R came in there somewheres naming me auRelia...(roll the R)

I'm British and took Latin for 7 years, I pronounce it Awe, reel, eea. My phonetic detailing is that great but think of Marcus Aurelius and of the Aurelias in Latin books.

I'v only ever heard the "reel" version never the "ray" version, asian Marcus Aurelius.

Agreed! Ray is a beautiful nickname for Aurelia, especially since the name means "golden," so it's like a "ray" of sunshine :)

I just realised that, depending on how you pronounce it, you could use the nickname 'Ray' for Aurelia.

I pronounce it more like Or-ell-ee-uh

Pretty name.

I love this beautiful name and hope to use it one day!

Since this is a Latin based name, the "aw-REEL-ya" pronunciation isn't really correct, and I wish Nameberry would get rid of that. I think the two most correct/universally accepted pronunciations are "a-RAY-lee-a" (as written on Nameberry) and "aw-REHL-ee-uh." According to the forums, many people pronounce it as aw-REHL-ee-uh, which makes a lot of sense, following the same grammar rules that make Elena often pronounced as "eh-LEN-uh."

I always assumed this was soley French name which is usually pronounced Auh-ri-LEE-ah, give or take depending on the accent and how much you Anglicise. I've never heard either of the pronunciations listed and I think it's more elegant the French way.

I see this name as Australia without the st.

Lovely name

One of my middle names is Aurelia (My full name being Ashley Isabella Aurelia Jane D'angelo) and I really liked it growing up and I might be consider using it as my first name later on because Ashley and Isabella are really popular and Jane is too plain. I would also definitely consider giving my daughter the first name Aurelia or the middle name Aurelia. My parents, who gave me the name Aurelia, said it was pronounced Aw-ray-lee-ah however once I had to show someone like identification things at the airport they said "Aw-relle-lee-ah". However I've never heard anyone pronounce it Aw-reel-ya. That should translate into the name Aureala not Aurelia

Very regal. In my head I always pronounce it awl-REHL-lee-uh, even if it's not technically correct. It just sounds more melodious than awl-REEL-ya.

Oh-ray and Or-ay are definitely different-- the first has a rounded "O" and the second has an "open O". For example, imagine pronouncing your name as Loh-ra... it's very different from Lor-uh!

It's the 2nd name of a very good friend of mine. She pronounces it uhoo-re-lee-uh. The re with an e like in egg. Her family is from Equador and Switzerland.

I have a friend named Aurelia.We pronounce it like awh-rehl-ee-uh

I had a distance cousin with this name and that's how it was pronounced.

I pronounce it au-RAIL-ee-uh, with 4 syllables.

I'd be interested to know where Nameberry is getting the idea that this name is pronounced aw-REEL-ya, as I've ever only heard it aw-RAY-lee-ah (or I suppose some people might make more of an oh sound in the first syllable). I am originally from the American Southwest.

I agree, and since I have always heard the masculine form pronounced ah-RAY-lee-us (I'm in western Canada, FWIW), it's natural for me to pronounce the feminine form ah-RAY-lee-uh. I love the name, and that's definitely my preferred pronunciation.

Oh-RAY is identical to Or-AY when said out loud. I'm from the northern US, and and "au" has a more closed sound. (My name is Laura, which is said Lora).

But my biggest gripe with the pronunciation above--as I already said--is that the second syllable should be RAY, since that is the one that's emphasized and is for sure how it is said in the original. You can say the first syllable a bunch of different ways depending on where you're from.

It is when ah is closer to aw and you're saying to change the pronunciation.

It will all depend on accent and origin but I've heard or- and aw- more than ah- and definitely more than oh-. If I remember anything from HS Latin, au is pronounce like "our." Now, I pronounce "our" two ways, depending on the context, "are" and "ow-er."

"Oh" or "ah", take your pick--not a big difference.

I've never heard anyone (in any 'romance' based language taken from Latin) pronounce it with an "oh" sound.

They need to fix the pronunciation listed above--while it may be the way Americans often say the name, it's not really correct. The original Latin pronunciation is "oh-RAY-lee-ah", which is still the most common (and most internationally viable) pronunciation. In my opinion, it's also the prettiest. :) Love this name!

Doesn't roll off the tongue easily, but that isn't always a bad thing.

Love this name, not too common which is good.

Beautiful classic name that is timeless.

Aurelia is a common name in my family, so I "created" a variation for My daughter's middle name; Aurelle.

My name!
I've been called aw-REEL-e-ah, aw-REH-le-ah, lots of variations.
It doesn't really matter to me, it only sounds a little bit different when said in real time.
I pronounce it oh-rill-ee-ah =D
With this name, people either forget it really quickly and ask you again, or they make an effort to remember it because it is so uncommon. Which are good situations either way I think.
So don't be deterred to using it because not many people know it, that's what makes it special ;D

This name just always seems like a mouth full to me. It look beautiful and has a wonderful meaning, but I just hate the way it sounds.

I find this so pretty and elaborate- someone named Aurelia would be a Southern belle going to debutante balls, or be a lady from the 1920s twirling her skirts in a ballroom dance/ something like that. I think it's a name ripe for revival in the modern day though, with lots of great accessible nicknames to keep it more down-to-earth and less frilly.

Beautiful unusual name!

Too old sounding!

Still think this is such a pretty name, I would pronounce it with 3 syllables.

This is one of those names I don't really like, but I always try and recommend it to others 'cause it seems like it'd be "the name" for someone else.

I think this name is kinda a mouthful, it is very pretty, and has grown on me, but it is not common enough for people to know how to pronounce it, and so many people pronounce it differently.

This name is so pretty and unusual, more interesting than the common Amelia.

I pronounce this name like aw-REE-lee-uh in my head and I like that pronounciation better than this one. The names so much better than Amelia.

Aurelia is my grandma's name, my middle name and my first daughters middle name!

I love it pronounced Aw-relle-ee-ah

I think it's a pretty name, however, if you name your child this they are going to go through life having to constantly correct the pronunciation. It's not a deal breaker, just something to consider.

Such a beautiful name. I love the pronunciation Awe-ray-lee-ah. I love the meaning, too. I feel it might be a lot of name for someone, but I'd love to meet a little girl named Aurelia!

It's not boring and common at all, I really like it, though I may not actually use it. It is very pretty and unique.

My daughter's named Aurelia and nobody's heard it before, so I disagree that it's boring and common. I get so many compliments! I find many do have a little trouble with pronunciation, but I love it anyway. I pronounce it Awe-reh-lee-ah

I love this name if it's ow-REH-lia, if it's ow-reelya or raylia then nope.

I've heard this pronounced "aw-REH-lee-ah" before, but never like "aw-reel-ya."

The person in my Latin textbook is named Aurelia, so for me, this name is sadly unusable

My comment here was uncalled for. I apologise for the rudeness.

this is my grandmother's given name and she pronounces it nothing like aw-reel-ya. She's Spanish.