Aurelius
Aurelius is a boy name of Latin origin, meaning The golden one.
What Aurelius means
The golden one.
Aurelius sits at 8 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop. Its 5 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Aurelius 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.
Aurelius is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Aurelius?
Aurelius does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Aurelius
We group Aurelius under Gold and royalty and rule — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Aurelius
These share Aurelius's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
- Orla — Golden princess.
- Orlaith — Golden princess.
- Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
- Aurelio — The golden one.
- Aurelia — The golden one.
- Julius — Youthful; downy-bearded.
- Lawrence — Crowned with laurel.
- Octavian — The eighth-born.
- Tiberius — Of the Tiber river.
- Augusta — Great and venerable.
- Candace — Queen mother; radiant.
More Latin names
- Aurelio — The golden one.
- Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
- Aurelia — The golden one.
- Autumn — The harvest season.
- Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
- Beatrice — She who brings happiness.
- Augustine — Great and venerable.
- Beatrix — Voyager; bringer of joy.
- Augusta — Great and venerable.
- Benedict — Blessed.