Aurora (first name)

Aurora is a feminine given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is derived from the Latin aurora "dawn".

The first name Aurora is rather rare in Germany, but the frequency is increasing. In Italy, the first name Aurora was given very often in the 2000s. He was always among the top ten first names.

Name days

Germany : April 1st
Finland : March 10th (also for Aura and Auri)
Sweden : March 10th and July 3rd

variants

Short form: Rory
French: Aurore
Norwegian: Ory
Swedish: Aura, Aurore
Finnish: Aura, Auri, Auru, Auruura, Ruura, Ruuru
Icelandic: Áróra

Name bearers

Aurora von Königsmarck (~ 1663–1728), origin. Marie Aurora Countess von Königsmarck , German provess of the Quedlinburg Abbey, mistress of August the Strong
George Sand (1804–1876), origin. Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin de Francueil , French writer
Aurora Rodríguez (1879–1955), origin. Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira , Spaniard and fictional character with Erich Hackl
Aurora Reyes Flores (1908–1985), Mexican artist
Aurora Bautista Zúmel (1925–2012), Spanish actress
Aurore Clément (* 1945), French actress
Aurora Lacasa (* 1947), pop singer of Spanish descent
Aurora "Rory" Block (* 1949), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
Aurora Cunha (* 1959), Portuguese long-distance runner
Aura Twarowska (actually Aurora Eleonora Avram; * 1967), Romanian mezzo-soprano and soloist
Aurora Snow (* 1981), American porn actress
Aurora Aksnes (* 1996), Norwegian singer

Fictional characters:

Aurora, the first name of Sleeping Beauty in the film adaptation of Walt Disney (1959)
Aurora, the first name of the main female character in Babylon AD (2008)
Aurora, the first name of the protagonist in the movie Passengers

Individual evidence

↑ Aurora on behindthename.com (Engl.)
↑ 360th place in 2008 , 343th place in 2009 and 153rd place in 2018 for the most common first names for infants, www.likebornamen.de
↑ Aurora ranked 8th in 2006 of the most common first names for infants in Italy, www.freeport-forenames.de

[1] Aurora on behindthename.com (Engl.)

[2] 360th place in 2008 , 343th place in 2009 and 153rd place in 2018 for the most common first names for infants, www.likebornamen.de

[3] Aurora ranked 8th in 2006 of the most common first names for infants in Italy, www.freeport-forenames.de