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This is not about getting over yourself or anything else. This is purely for the knowledge on how to say a name correctly whether it be language or accent, even both. Just because a person speaks Spanish and can’t pronounce a letter does not make whatever word that comes out the name we speak of. If you allow children to use any sounds to pronounce a new word they found correct and has the same meaning to them, will NOT make it correct. Crocodile is not kockadial. Same difference here. The name is Aura. Read it as it’s written, Aw-rah.
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Actually, my name is Aura and it's pronounced OR-RAH. The English word meaning a spiritual essence that surrounds a person is also pronounced this way... I would know this because my mother is very spiritual and reads Auras as well as tarot cards and such. AU is also pronounced OH in French (café AU lait) as well as in dutch. In some languages, it is similarly pronounced OW, which is much closer to OH than it is to AWR
Pronouncing it AWR-RAH or however sounds like a substitute teacher is reading the name wrong and it needs to be corrected. Maybe in some parts of the world it is pronounced this way (i'm not so sure), but if you're living in Canada or the USA then it is incorrect.
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Pronouncing it AWR-RAH or however sounds like a substitute teacher is reading the name wrong and it needs to be corrected. Maybe in some parts of the world it is pronounced this way (i'm not so sure), but if you're living in Canada or the USA then it is incorrect.
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My name is Aura. The correct pronunciation is in fact "Aw-ra" I have no idea how "Au" suddenly becomes like "Or" just because an r follows it. "Au-tumn" is still pronunced "Aw-tumn". August is "Aw-gust". If it were "Aurgust" it wouldn't become "Orgust". That's just silly.
Aura is "Aw-rah". It's a simple two-syllable name. You don't get to change pronunciation rules to fit your mispronunciation of the name.
And to those who think it's "new agey"-- it's only become that because of new-agers. It's been around much longer than they have. I love my name and wouldn't trade it for the world. But you will pronounce it correctly.
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Aura is "Aw-rah". It's a simple two-syllable name. You don't get to change pronunciation rules to fit your mispronunciation of the name.
And to those who think it's "new agey"-- it's only become that because of new-agers. It's been around much longer than they have. I love my name and wouldn't trade it for the world. But you will pronounce it correctly.
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I love how some of you are passive aggressive with how to pronounce this name. The name "Sade" ==how do you pronounce that? According to the singer, she says it's pronounced "Shar-Day". Who are we to argue with it? I look at it and phonetically I want to say "Sade" like shade. But she says no, that's not right.
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So for the "Aura" who loves her name pronounced with the "OR-Rah". Good for you. *Clap, clap, clap*. But how do you come on here and then say right above and after another Aura, who was very clear in saying that she pronounces her name "Awr-rah" as she's wrong?! Making some sort of reference to a grade school teacher who is mispronouncing the name. Get over yourself.
My name is Aura. I pronounce it the way my family pronounced it, the way everyone around me pronounced it which was definitely NOT "ORRAH". You pronounce your Aura the way you want to but don't tell others they're wrong for how they pronounce their names.
Oh and by the way, my family is Spanish speaking, so it's said phonetically, so it would sound more like "Ah-oo-ra". To someone who's not used to the Spanish accent and pronunciation, it might sound more like "Ow-oo-dah" (say it quickly) which again, sounds nothing like "ORRAH".
By the way, I have read on multiple sites that the Aura in reference to the light, seeing Aura's and energy is pronounced like "Orrah" but as a name, it is pronounced like Awr-rah.
And the Laura reference? No, that won't do. I've heard way too many people say, "La-ow-ra" when it's spelled "Laura". And "Lorrah" when it's spelled LORA.
So yes, there's a difference.
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O.K.
So for the "Aura" who loves her name pronounced with the "OR-Rah". Good for you. *Clap, clap, clap*. But how do you come on here and then say right above and after another Aura, who was very clear in saying that she pronounces her name "Awr-rah" as she's wrong?! Making some sort of reference to a grade school teacher who is mispronouncing the name. Get over yourself.
My name is Aura. I pronounce it the way my family pronounced it, the way everyone around me pronounced it which was definitely NOT "ORRAH". You pronounce your Aura the way you want to but don't tell others they're wrong for how they pronounce their names.
Oh and by the way, my family is Spanish speaking, so it's said phonetically, so it would sound more like "Ah-oo-ra". To someone who's not used to the Spanish accent and pronunciation, it might sound more like "Ow-oo-dah" (say it quickly) which again, sounds nothing like "ORRAH".
By the way, I have read on multiple sites that the Aura in reference to the light, seeing Aura's and energy is pronounced like "Orrah" but as a name, it is pronounced like Awr-rah.
And the Laura reference? No, that won't do. I've heard way too many people say, "La-ow-ra" when it's spelled "Laura". And "Lorrah" when it's spelled LORA.
So yes, there's a difference.
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Hmm, it's definitely not AWR-ə. The aur syllable is pronounced more like OR. It would be more like OR-ə. Just like Laura.
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Can also be pronounced "OR-uh".
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Aura definitely has a spiritual vibe if you look at the meaning of the word in the dictionary. My parents were hippies and loved the the meaning. But the name is sophisticated, not cheesy (IMO, but I've biased!). I've worked in corporate business my entire life and never felt like my name didn't "fit".
If you like the sound, but not the meaning I'd suggest going "Ora" which was more popular in early 1900's I think.