Girl · Latin
Aelia
Say it: EE-lee-uh
Meaning
Feminine of Aelius, a Roman family name of unknown origin. The link to Greek helios 'sun' is not supported.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A name borne by many late Roman empresses.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 42 babies given this name since 2016
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 123,000 girls
- 13 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Elia |
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Famous bearers
- Aelia Eudocia, Byzantine empress
- Aelia Pulcheria, Byzantine empress
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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