Aurora - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Aurora \a(u)-ro-

is pronounced aw-ROHR-ah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "dawn". Mythology: Aurora was the Roman goddess of sunrise. Used by 19th-century poets such as Byron and Browning. In some versions of the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty", the princess's name is Aurora. Also used today as a learned equivalent of Dawn.

Aurora has 7 variant forms: Aurea, Aurore, Ora, Rora, Rory, Zora and Zorica.

For more information, see also the related name Oriana.

Aurora is a very common first name for women (#534 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#53037 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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