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Charming and passionate. My art teacher once told me that larger gems are sought after, but aren't worth much. The smaller gems are much more precious. Keeping this metaphor in mind, Aglaia is a pretty little gem with a lot of value, even more so compared to a larger gem like, say, Amelia. It's beautiful.
Aglaia Anassilide was the pen name of the Italian poetess Angela Veronese (1778-1847).
In Italy it has been used every year since national statistics (1999) with less than five babies each year. The only exception was in 2008 when 7 Aglaia were born in Italy.
In Italian it is pronounced ah-GLAH-yah.
Aglaia Pezzato (1994-) is an Italian swimmer.
Also Italian: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aglaia_(nome)
Also Romanian: https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aglaia
Pretty name with a pretty meaning. I'm surprised it isn't more common; only 6 babies were given this name in 2006. I also love the fact that it comes from Greek mythology.
According to this website on Greek names: http://www.greek-names.info/Aglaia/ The name Aglaia is pronounced A-gla-eeah, which I would write as ə-GLAH-ee-ə.
I think this is a lovely name, and it has a nice meaning.
This is occasionally used as a given name in Germany along with the variant Aglaja. Both of them would be pronounced ah-GLAH-yah. A famous bearer is German actress Aglaja Brix.
Aglaia Mortcheva is an artist, animator, character designer, and voice actress. She worked on shows like 'Rugrats', 'South Park', 'All Grown Up', and 'Making Fiends'.
I once stayed in an apartment complex in Greece called Aglaia. :/
I'm not a fan of Aglaia, to be honest. It sounds like a snobby prep saying 'Ugly' to me. However, it's rather cute when a small child says it.
Also used in Romania. Just google "Aglaia" - Romanian pages.
Aglaia is a genus of more than 100 species belonging to the Mahogany family.
It is strange that this name means beauty when it sounds like the word uglier.

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