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(f) Ileeya (pronounced ay-lee-ya), or possibly Ælia (ay-ell-ee-ya). Are these real names? The former being her common name, and the latter being the name her parents originally chose for her (but decided against for pronunciation and also that British law forbids 'unpronouncable characters'). I would be very interested to know if this name actually has any roots.
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Its not at all related to Aliyah.
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Same pronounciation... and you know this because??
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Excatly.
It doesn't look the same, it doesn't sound the same - and you know it is the same how?
It doesn't look the same, it doesn't sound the same - and you know it is the same how?
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Agree
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Aelia is an old Roman name
The British law seems very ethnocentric if it says the "Ae" is "unpronouncable". Of course no characters are unpronouncable!
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
The British law seems very ethnocentric if it says the "Ae" is "unpronouncable". Of course no characters are unpronouncable!
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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Thank you, this seems closer to what I'm looking for than Aliyah, do you know what it might mean?
I think it's due to the fact that there are no special characters on a British keyboard, so for example a Chinese name would have to be translated into its English phonetic equivalent - purely convenience reasons.
I think it's due to the fact that there are no special characters on a British keyboard, so for example a Chinese name would have to be translated into its English phonetic equivalent - purely convenience reasons.
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We named our daughter Ælia Constance on 9 August 2005.
Ælia is the nomen of the ancient Roman gens name from Hadrian (A.D. 76 to A.D. 136). For which Jerusalem was renamed, Ælia Capitolina in A.D. 131.
Our daughter is named particularly for Empress Saint Ælia Flaccilla, the first Empress to carry said name. She was wife of Emperor Theodosius the Great and mother of Emperor Honorius of the West and Arcadius of the East. She was the last Empress of the combined Roman Empire:
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintac1.htm
http://3464652731/tlacatlaolli/id/aelf.htm
Our daughter's webpage is: http://www.Aelia.us For your information the pronunciation is EH-LEE-AH via the Latin (Ecclesiastical) pronunciation of the 4th century A.D. The Æ is a dipthong. In Latin it is considered one character with one pronunciation.
Ælia is the nomen of the ancient Roman gens name from Hadrian (A.D. 76 to A.D. 136). For which Jerusalem was renamed, Ælia Capitolina in A.D. 131.
Our daughter is named particularly for Empress Saint Ælia Flaccilla, the first Empress to carry said name. She was wife of Emperor Theodosius the Great and mother of Emperor Honorius of the West and Arcadius of the East. She was the last Empress of the combined Roman Empire:
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintac1.htm
http://3464652731/tlacatlaolli/id/aelf.htm
Our daughter's webpage is: http://www.Aelia.us For your information the pronunciation is EH-LEE-AH via the Latin (Ecclesiastical) pronunciation of the 4th century A.D. The Æ is a dipthong. In Latin it is considered one character with one pronunciation.
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