Aurelia

Aurelia is a girl name of Latin origin, ranked #21 in popularity, meaning The golden one.

What Aurelia means

The golden one.

Aurelia sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 5 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.

Where Aurelia comes from

Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.

Aurelia is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.

How popular is Aurelia?

Aurelia is ranked #21, firmly inside the top twenty-five. It is familiar without being unavoidable: widely known, easy to spell, and still not on every register.

The character of Aurelia

Two ideas meet in Aurelia: Gold and the long-established classics. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.

Themes: Gold, Classic

Names like Aurelia

These share Aurelia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Augusta — Great and venerable.
  • Beatrice — She who brings happiness.
  • Camila — Perfect, unblemished.
  • Clara — Bright, clear, famous.
  • Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
  • Rose — The rose flower.
  • August — Great, venerable, majestic.
  • Beatrix — Voyager; bringer of joy.
  • Cecilia — Patroness of music.
  • Claudia — An old Roman family name.
  • Clementine — Mild and merciful.
  • Constance — Steadfast and constant.

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