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Aurel - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Aurel

[ syll. au-rel, aur-el ] The boy name Aurel is pronounced as -awRahL KEY. Aurel is largely used in the Czech, German, Romanian, and Slavic languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. The name is of the meaning golden-haired. Derived from the elements 'aureus' meaning golden ; 'aurum' meaning gold. Aurelius (Latin) is an original form of Aurel. Marcus Aurelius (121-180) was a Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher. The name was also borne by several early saints. The name Aurelia (German, Italian, Polish, and Romanian) is the female equivalent of Aurel.

Aurel has 15 variants, which are mainly used in other languages. Variants of Aurel include Aurek (Czech), Aurele (French), Aureli (Polish), Aurelian (Romanian), Aurelio (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Aurelius (German), Aureliusz (Polish), Aureo (Spanish), Aurèle (French), Avrel (Russian), Avreliy (Russian), Elek (Hungarian and Polish), Oral (German), Orel (German), and Orell (German).

See also the related form, Aureliano (Italian and Spanish).

Aurel is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Aurel include Aurele (French), Aurèle (French), Arel (English and Hebrew), Arleigh (English), Arley (English), Arlie (English), Arlo (English), Erle (English), Oral (German), Orel (German), Orell (German), Orlo (Spanish), Areli (Hebrew), Aureli (Polish), and Aurelio (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Aurel: AW as in "cow (K.AW)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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