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[Opinions] Aurelia and Aureliana
Which do you prefer? Is Aureliana too long to be used in a real name?I always say the Au in these names as "aw" (like the beginning of August or Audrey), but the database says it should be "ow" (like 'cow'). How do you say it? The database is also confusing me with the E. It says "EH" as in 'bet', but it also lists 'care'. Wouldn't the sound in care be AY, not EH? And is it common to use the AY sound in Aurelia ("rail ya"??) or just the EH (el-ee-a)?
Any combos you like with Aurelia or Aureliana as the first or middle name?
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AureliaMan is Aureliana hard for me to say.The way I pronounce them is closer to "Aw" like August and Audrey, not "Ow" like Cow. However I'm imagining these with American accents different from my own and I feel the "Aw" is more of a softer "Or", even with August and Audrey. Autumn, for example, sounds closer to "our-tom" than "aw-tum" so Aurelia is more like "our-ree-lee-ah"Also the "aw-rail-ya" suggestion with the "Aw" and the "Ay" sounds bloody awful. The "Eh" suggestion isn't much better honestlySo long as its "our-ree-lee-ah" I love Aurelia. Aureliana ... not so much. Can't bleeding say it for a start xD
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Aurelia is already too frilly for my taste, but Aureliana is laughable. It’s prissy and pretentious to the point of annoyance - and even worse than Priscilla.I prefer Aurélie to both names. It’s more down-to-earth but still very elegant.
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I like Aureliana, nn Aura.The "ow" sound is the pronunciation in Latin, Italian & some other languages. In English it's mostly "aw." The IPA for "care" is /kɛə/, which can also be interpreted as "eh."

This message was edited 9/17/2020, 12:28 PM

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Aureliana nicknamed LianaI say Aww-ree-lee-uh, and Aw-real-lee-anne-uh.
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AureliaI pronounce it ow-REL-ee-a. The "eh" sound seems correct, at least in my accent, care is said something like KEH-eh, with the second "eh" being in between an e and a schwa. I've never heard Aurelia said as aw-rail-ya, which would be very unfortunate indeed.
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I prefer Aurelia, it's more straight forward and not 'over the top'. I pronounce them the same way you do. Aurelia Josephine?
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I don't really have a preference.
I like Aureliana. I also like Silviana, Octaviana, Viviana, and Verdiana. I'm sure they look overwrought to some people, but I like that about them.
Aurelia is more down-to-earth seeming...or about as austere / dressed-down as an otherwise princessy seeming name can be. I like that about it, too.I say 'aw' or 'ah' (which seem very similar to me) when I see Au.
The vowel sounds in rail and care and bet are all close to me (or likely when I say care, it's a combination of ay and eh), so I'm confused either way.
I've never heard anyone say Aurelia as if it rhymes with Azalea, which is what the rail pronunciation would seem like? I've heard it like ehl or eel, not ail.

This message was edited 9/16/2020, 2:13 PM

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Don't like either, Aurelia would be the better choice, I prefer Audra of Audrey
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So Aurelia/Aurelian is a family name on my husband's side of the family. Several generations bear some form of the name. We pronounce it Ah-ree-lee-ah. Aureliana seems a little over the top but it's usable.

This message was edited 9/16/2020, 1:18 PM

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