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 [ 3 syll. au-ro-ra, aur-ora ] The girl name Aurora is pronounced erAORah KEY. Aurora's language of origin is Latin, and it is used mainly in the English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish languages. Derived literally from the element aurora meaning 'dawn'. Aurora was personified in Roman mythology as the goddess of the dawn. It was not used as a given name in the medieval period, but was revived throughout Europe during the Renaissance and generally used as a learned form of the name Dawn. It enjoyed a boost in popularity from the fictional Princess Aurora of Charles Perrault's fairy tale The Sleeping Beauty (1697), and from the titular character of the Elizabeth Barrett Browning epic poem Aurora Leigh (1856). The name was commonly used by English poets in the 19th century. Variations of the name include the German, Italian, Spanish, Czech, and English Alba, the French Aure, the English Aurea, the French Aurore, the English and Bini Orrie, the English Rora, and the Slavic, Czech, English, and Hebrew Zora. See also the related forms, the English Dawn and the Greek and English Eolande. Aurora is popular as a baby name for girls, and it is also considered rather trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1900s; prior to that, it was of only occasional use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.056% of baby girls were given the name Aurora. It ranked at #288 then. Out of all girl names in its group, Aurora was the most commonly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Aurora include the Basque and Spanish Aroa, the English Arie, the English Ariell, the French Aurore, the English Era, and the English Eri. KEY: Pronunciation for Aurora: ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
