Message: "How do you pronounce Aurelia and Safiya?"

[Facts] How do you pronounce Aurelia and Safiya?

by sisbear04 (guest)

7/13/2006, 1:01 AM

I was wondering how you pronounce Aurelia and Safiya? I like the way I would pronounce them but I want to make sure that I am pronouncing them right before deciding to use the names.
Thank You.

#pronunciation

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- iris (guest)

7/15/2006, 9:55 PM

I had a family member named Aurelia and it was pronounced uh-reel-ya or uh-reel-ee-uh. Can't help you with Safiya though.

- Adelle (Adelle Sofia)

7/13/2006, 11:11 PM

My mom's name is Aurelia, and we prn it Uh-rill-ya. I think it's probably just the way people around here prn the phonetics that others have spelled out already. FYI: sometimes prn are found in a name's entry if you read the comments that others have contributed (link is in the box to the right side of the screen as 'Comments') -

http://behindthename.com/comment/search.php?terms=aurelia

Doesn't work every time, like with Safiya, but it might help you in the future. :)

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- Agata (ADT)

7/13/2006, 10:41 PM

Aurelia = aw-REHL-ee-uh
Safiya = saff-ee-ah

- Echo (echo_of_the_past)

7/13/2006, 9:02 PM

Aw! At least one I know!

Aurelia - AW-RAY-LEE-UH

Don't know about Safiya, though, sorry... perhaps 'saw-FEE-ya'?

- Ceevie (Keeva)

7/13/2006, 4:59 PM

I've heard Aurelia said:

oh-REEL-ee-uh
aw-REEL-ee-uh
a-REEL-ee-uh

Which ever one is your favourite!

Never heard of Safiya before. Perhaps it is like Sophia with an 'a' sound?

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- Chrisell +1

7/13/2006, 1:40 AM

In Australia, Aurelia is oh-REEL-ee-uh (approximately - it's somewhere between 'oh' and 'aw')

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- Aine (poetic_freedom)

7/14/2006, 6:44 AM

I know 3 Aurelia's and they all pronounce it aw-RAYL-ee-uh...can it be pronounced both ways?

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