Aurelia

One of my favorite names. Love the meaning of 'golden', its Latin roots, and also the reference to Marcus Aurelius. It's easy to pronounce and flows so nicely, I use the Latin pronunciation [au̯ˈreː.li.a]. I have seen some concerns that the name could get bullied because of the word 'areola' but that's a total stretch from uneducated people. They aren't even close when pronounced. I'm positively sure that Aurelia is a cousin to the word aureole (Latin 'aureola' = halo; a circle of light) and also 'aurum' = gold. So really, Aurelia is all about gold and halos. It sounds like a princess name and reminds me of golden stars.

Pretty but would probably be mispronounced by everyone.

I can’t think of many names that are prettier than this one. It’s warm and comforting, yet youthful and elegant at the same time.

Two things:

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First, Aurelia means "golden hour" in Latin -- stunning name. There should be no reason for it to be associated with the word "areola" or the Dutch name Jupp, which, by the way, is a nickname for Joseph or Jacob, so it's not a bad name.

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Second, one of my teachers is expecting this month and she really loves Aurelia -- that was my suggestion to her, and we think it may be her given name!

I really like this name. Here in Poland it feels both very unique but also easily recognisable, I guess much like in English minus the pronunciation trouble (unless you're a kid and find a lot of R's and L's difficult).

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Personally I know only one Aurelia so to me it always feels kind of surprising to come across an Aurelia in the media, or on social media or wherever else. I think I like it enough that theoretically I wouldn't even mind using it for a real life baby if I had one, except for that I would actually want to use Kornelia, and Kornelia plus Aurelia in one sibset would be a bit too much, and besides I know that my Mum dislikes this name so I'd feel weird purposefully using something she really dislikes, even if the choice would ultimately be up to me. In an Anglophone setting I'd hesitate even more because the pronunciation thing seems so inconsistent.

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I don't know why, but this name has always made me think of autumn. Like falling leaves, gloomy, rainy days, fog, wind, sometimes a bit of sunlight, autumn fruit etc. It makes sense in English because Aurelia and autumn start with the same two letters, but English is not my native language and I had this association way before I could speak English.

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It is definitely very frilly and princessy, but to me that's not a downside because I like frilly names. And aside from frilliness, Aurelia also has a certain seriousness and majesty to it that not every frilly name has. It also makes me think of people who are very spiritual, or religious, or just have a super rich inner life and loads of intuition, you get the idea. Maybe it's because my favourite Aurelia and the one that I really associate this name most with is Aurelia Bitter (nee Jedwabińska) from the Polish Ya series called Jeżycjada by Małgorzata Musierowicz, and that Aurelia is quite an intuitive person. It also gives me very strong tragic vibe similar to Lavinia or Ophelia even though I'm not aware of any tragic Aurelia whereas there are obvious tragic connotations with the other two.

Such a silly-sounding name.
It really reminds me of the Dutch name Jupp.

This name is absolutely stunning.

Very beautiful.

Very pretty, I love it. And the meaning “Golden” is gorgeous. But it is a little bit frilly.

Stunning. Just stunning.

Beautiful name! I love it that it's coming into fashion and you get to hear it out in the wild!

I have loved this name for years, since I first saw Love Actually. I'm scared to use the name though, I just know it's going to get butchered by English speakers.

Beautiful beautiful beautiful!

Pretty name.

My name is Aurelia and I am absolutely in love with my name. My parents told me that they got it from the famous movie Love Actually and I think they picked an amazing name.

I think Aurel makes a nice nickname.

Beautiful.

It’s really pretty but I think it’s just a little too much for me.

Aurora is childish, but this is very beautiful.

I get a silver vibe from this name, which is ironic. I feel like Aurelia could be a sister to Goldie, or Octavia. The name feels light, airy and makes me think of rain falling from the sky onto the pavement.

Really pretty, I love it.

Aurelia is such a pretty name.

Not a fan at all. Just sounds weird.

Very pretty name, also the name of a character in the Borderlands series. She's a wealthy socialite and it's indeed the sort of name I'd associate with a character like that.

This is one of my new favorite names. It sounds so sweet, strong, youthful yet mature at the same time. Lia could be a nickname. I’d love to name a daughter this! Aurelia. Rolls off the tongue so easily.

I just noticed this, but am I the only person who pronounces this name with the first syllable as ‘ah’ instead of ‘ow’? Gorgeous name btw.

It’s a fine name but way too girly and old-fashioned for my taste. I pronounce it Ow-reh-lee-ah, but other people pronounce it Uh-ree-lee-ah or Or-reel-yuh. I’m not sure on the “correct” pronunciation but that’s how I pronounce it.

Choosing the right pronunciation is hard. I would say it similar to however you pronounce Marcus Aurelius.

Better than the weirdly insane Oralie.

I love Aurelia with the Italian pronunciation, I find it a very regal and elegant name.

One of my favorite names. I personally like the meaning of the name, in particular (which is 'gold').

Names with the "AU" sound are particularly pretty to me and Aurelia is totally no exception!

This name is divine beauty, I love it. Much better than Amelia and stuff like that.

My little girl is named Aurelia, and her middle name is Autumn (she is an October baby!). I fell in love with the name Aurelia when I was 14 and saw the film Love Actually. When I researched the name whilst pregnant and found it had some Italian roots, it was easy to convince my husband who is half Italian that if we had a baby girl, she would be our own little Aurelia. Most people say the name sounds like that of a Princess :)

I really like it. It's really elegant.

So my name is Aurelia, I’m 18 and in college and I personally pronounce it “uh-REEL-ya” although I have learned to respond to different pronunciations. I would say that I consider “ah-RAY-li-ah” or “ow-REEL-ya” wrong however. I do have to say I have loved always being the only person with my name wherever I go, but it does kind of suck that I can never find any generic personalized gifts with my name already there. Some of my nicknames have included Rilly, (rih-lee) Reely, and Reals. My mom was also considering the name Aurora before I was born.

Doesn't flow off the tongue well and has too many different pronunciations.

Aurelia is a wonderful name! It sounds golden and shimmery. While it was very common in the Roman Empire, I think it'd suit an English girl just fine.

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Some names with a similar feel include Antonia, Cecelia, Celeste, Eulalia, Lucinda, and Ophelia.

Such a pleasant sounding name, reminds me of a beautiful blossom. Sounds very floral.

This is gorgeous and I love the name. I love the pronunciation and it sounds good too. I am even planning to get pregnant and I will name her Aurelian. It's a lovely name any way. Thanks.

I like "Aurora" better. Aurelia is too long. Also, you spelled her name wrong, lol.

Aurelia is my name and I love it.

I'm probably just being immature, but I always think of "oral" when I hear this name, and that keeps me from liking it much.

I think Aurelia is a beautiful name. My grandaughter is Aurelia. I had never heard of it until my daughter told me her name. It suits her so well. Most people comment, when we tell them her name, that it is beautiful. A beautiful name for my beautiful grandaughter.

My daughter is named Aurelia Joy and it fits her perfectly. We pronounce it ow-ray-lea. At first I thought her nickname would be Lia, but it didn't suit her. Several nicknames have emerged since her birth... Reli (Ray-lee), Rei (Ray), Rei-Rei, Rei-Joy, Joy-Joy, Lady Rei, Rei-bee, Reli-Joy. It's been a very fun name and she seems to already love it at age four. I love the user's nickname Ore. Beautiful! The only ridiculous story I have... An older couple asked her name. I told them and they replied, "that's a neat name. I heard another made up name the other day, La-dash-a with an actual dash in it." My daughter is mixed so this felt a little insulting. I told them it wasn't made up and that it was Latin. They were shocked and challenged me by asking, "well, what does it mean then?". :) PS - Aurelia Joy has all the vowels and sometimes y. And she is very much a smart, strong princess, just as the name implies.

I never heard of this name a day in my life until my niece came along. Aurelia is her middle name said as Au-Rel-lee-uh. I find it to be very soft, beautiful, underused and definitely has that 'Princess Quality' to it. (:

This name means "Golden".

I'm pregnant and this is what I'm naming the baby if it's a girl. As much as I love this name, I wavered a little bit because online opinion seems to be split between whether it should be said "ah-RAY-lee-ah" (the pronunciation I like) or "ah-REE-lee-ah" - or "ow-RAY-lee-ah" or "ow-REE-lee-ah". I figure the "Au" can be pronounced "ah" as in Aurora, Audrey, Austin, et cetera, and "ray" seems more like how the ancient Romans pronounced it than "ree" does. My name has more than one accepted pronunciation and I never had too much of an issue with that, so hopefully it won't be a big deal for little Aurelia if some people say it "ah-REE-lee-ah."

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As I write this, Aubrey is at #18, Audrey is at #32, Aubree is at #52, Autumn is at #65 and Aurora is at #145 on the American name charts, so I suspect there might be an "Au-" name trend and Aurelia might be poised to rise in popularity.

Very feminine and pretty, but also strong and regal-sounding to me. I know a girl named Aurelia who is called Aura most of the time by family and friends. She gave me a positive association with this name- she's bright, a model student, excels in sports, is active in the community. The meaning "golden" is so wonderful too; I think Aurelia would be such a great name to give to a daughter.

Even though I really like this name, I think the beautiful Aurora and Aurore surpasses it. But I most defiantly see the beauty of it, even though I sometimes mispronounce it.

In my native language and in Latin (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese etc), it sounds so beautiful. But in English, it just doesn't sound as good. I think a lot of English speaking people will have difficulties getting the pronunciation right.

In the book I was reading the grandma's name was Aurelia. She is mean and kind of a hermit. However, the name is very neat. If an Aurelia had a sister, the name could be Celeste or Estelle. A hip nickname for Aurelia is Ellie.

I adore this name, mainly because it looks so pretty written down and just rolls off the tongue. The meaning is wonderful too. However, as another use said above, it does sound a little 'frilly,' and I don't really like that. However, if I was ever going to use the name Aurelia for a daughter, I couldn't stand using it just a middle name because that's almost an insult to the name!
I pronounce it 'or-ray-lee-ya,' but I love the Portuguese/Spanish pronunciation 'ow-ray-lya' as well.
The nicknames I like are Aura and the French form Aurelie. You could even use Lola too. I don't particularly like Lia or Rae/Ray.

I really rather like this name, although I don't think I'd use it as a first name, as it sounds a bit too bombastic and over-the-top, but it'd be really classy and great as a middle name, I think. :)

This is my name and I absolutely love it. Everyone in my family pronounces it slightly different, which I think makes it even more interesting.
Occasionally I get frustrated when people keep asking me to repeat it, or when they try to joke with it (the most common being pouncing it "I'll rail ya"), but I still wouldn't change it for anything.

I love this name. It's elegant and feminine. Maybe a little "frilly", but I like that.

Eh. There's better names.

I love the name Aurelia. I love how it sounds and it gives me the impression of a elegant girl.

I love this name! I can't even describe how beautiful it sounds.

Very pretty name, it sounds very royal to me, like the name of a queen or princess. I like the sound and the meaning, but I think it's a little out there and borderline pretentious for my taste.

I think this is a beautiful name. It really does sound golden, like its meaning.

I loved this name, until my husband said our daughter would be universally teased and called areola.

To one of the above posters who said she liked this name until her husband told her that their daughter would be called areola, why in God's name would you even think that? To me it looks nothing like the word areola. If you ask me, I can think of a lot of names that can bring utterly disagreeable ideas that can come to mind, one name being Abigail, which looks like a-big-gal. Or the name Celia, resembling the word cilia. Sheesh.

Beautiful beyond words.

My favorite name at the moment, simply perfect.

Aurelia is just such a beautiful name, but it is hardly used. I have never met or heard of an Aurelia.

I love this name and I also like Aurelita.

I find the name difficult to pronounce.

Amazing, beautiful, yet not even on the top 1000 in my country. I love it.

So pretty. I first heard this name from the movie "Love Actually" and I fell in love with it then. I think the name sounds so lively and soft all rolled into one.

I love this name! Aurelia is such a beautiful name. I think it sounds better (and I like it better) than Aurora. Although both a are pretty and unique in their own way. This is definitely one of my favorite recommended names. Lovely!

I will have to agree that this is a gorgeous name ~ I named my daughter Aurelia. Sometimes we call her Aurelie (which is French for Aurelia) as a nickname, but her friends have adopted Lia (which is nice as well). Overall, this is a wonderful and magnificent name!