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Meaning

The name Aurora has the following meaning:

Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the lesser-known Roman goddess of sunrise, sometimes cited in poems by 19th century poets such as Bryon. It is however, more commonly understood as the phenomena, where bands of coloured lights appear in the night sky above the north pole.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Aurora is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 376 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Aurora rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 71 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 217 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Aurora in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Aurora is pronounced as aw-row-ruh

Origins

Aurora originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Aurora and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Aurora: Boys - Ace, Valentin, Girls - Constance, Doshia, Dulce, Leda, Lily, Rozella, Terra, Verda, Both genders - Adria, Adrian, Amanda, Amy, Anthony, Antonia

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Aurora: Arora, Aurore (French), Ora, Ori, Orie, Rora, Rory, Zora, Zorica

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Aurora are: Rory

Style

We think the name Aurora should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Aurora to be: An ethereal girl who is extremely funky

In one word, you might describe Aurora as a(n) "ethereal" person.

See other "ethereal" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Aurora (or its variants) are:

Aurora Aragon de Quezon, born on 19 February, a famous first lady. Aurora Aragon de Quezon's background: While technically, Aurora is recorded as the second First Lady of the Philippines, she was actually the first spouse of a Philippine President to be addressed as First Lady, the honorific not being known to the Philippines in the time of the first President.

Aurora Cunha, born on 31 May, a famous athlete. Aurora Cunha's background: Retired long-distance runner of Portugal. She represented her country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, and won several marathons, including Paris and Tokyo in 1988.
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