AURELIA  

Gender: F
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "gold"

Richly evocative antique name, very common in the Roman Empire but rarely heard in modern America, has the right stuff to rise again.

Variations:
Ora, Aurelea, Aureal, Aurilia, Auralee, Auria, Aural, Aurelina, Aureliana, Auralei, Aurel, Orelee, Aurele, Oralia, Aurelee, Aurellana, Aurita, Auralia, Aurea, Aranka, Orelia, Aurelle, Aurie

International Variations:
Aurélie (French)

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