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Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Aurora: Latin Meaning of Aurora: "dawn" Aurora's Popularity in 2012: #166
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Aurora, the poetic name of the Roman goddess of sunrise whose tears turned into the morning dew, and of Sleeping Beauty, would be sure to make any little girl feel like a princess.

The radiant Aurora, also associated with the scientific term for the Northern lights, has consistently been on the popularity list since the nineteenth century, but is now at its highest point ever-- and looks to climb even further. Aurora came in at Number 17 on the recent list of most popular girls' names among Nameberries.

An Aurora nickname possibility with a totally different feel: Rory.

Famous People Named Aurora

Aurora 'Rory' Block, American musician
Aurora (born 1994), daughter of Harold Perrineau
Aurora, daughter of Robyn Brown on TLC's "Sister Wives"

Pop Culture References for the Name Aurora

Aurora, mythological Roman goddess of the dawn
Aurora, the princess in Disney's Sleeping Beauty
Aurora is the 3rd largest city in the state of Colorado
Aurora Ponce de Leon, a character on a Telemundo novela
Aurora Greenway, main character in Terms of Endearment
Aurora Leigh, main character in the epic poem "Aurora Leigh" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Aurora, Ohio
Aurora, Colorado, 4th largest city and place where there was a shooting in a movie theater

Arora, Ora, Ori, Orie, Rora, Rory, Zora, Zorica

Aurora's International Variations

Aurore (French)

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