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What does Aurora mean?
Aurora 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced aw-ROHR-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Aurora 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.
ASSOCIATED WITH mythology, roman, goddess, 19th century, fairy, tale (literary), beauty, princess, learned (wisdom)
Variations
VARIANTS Aurea, Aurore, Ora▼, Rora, Rory▲, Zora, Zorica
SEE ALSO Oriana
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Aurora Addisyn (A.A.), ..
How popular is Aurora?
Aurora is a very prominent first name for women (#534 out of 4276, Top 12%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#46240 out of 150436, Top 31%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Aurora reached its apex position of #44 in the U.S. in 2018. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Aurore, Dawn (#1960 VIA LATEST LIST), Ora, Oriana (#1935), Rory (#579) and Zora (#982) are the popular alternative forms of Aurora (#44). Usage of these relations of Aurora reached its most widespread 58 years ago (MEDIAN #1418) and is somewhat lower today (#1357, ▼46%). Aurora is more familiar than the rest, though Rory has gained in usage over time, while versions like Ora are now somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aarona, Abra, Adira, Adora, Adra, Adrea, Afra, Africa, Afrika, Agota, Airika, Akyra, Aldora, Alona, Alvera, Amadora, Amera, Amira▲, Amora▲, Amore, Anarosa, Annora, Anora, Ardea, Ardra, Arela, Arena, Areta, Arica, Ariza, Arona, Arria, Artha, Arza, Astera, Aubary (see Aubrey), Audra▼, Audri, Audrina▼, Aura, Aure, Aureola, Auria, Auriol, Aurita, Auron, Azora, Azura, Barbra▼, Cora▼, Darra, Delora, Derora, Devora, Drora, Eliora, Eudora, Karra, Kirra▼, Lanora, Leeora, Lenora▼, Leora▼, Lora▼, Lura▼, Nehora, Nora▲, Onnora, Orra, Sucorra, Temora, Terra▼, Thora, Todora and Tora. These names tend to be less commonly used than Aurora.
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