Boy · Latin (possibly Sabine)
Aurelius
Say it: aw-REE-lee-us
Meaning
Roman family name. Ancient grammarians said the family was originally the Auselii, from a Sabine word for the sun; the familiar link to aurum 'gold' is a later assumption.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Very widespread in the later Empire; Aurelio has long been used in Italy and Spain, and Aurelius has recently come into use as an English given name.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 958 babies given this name since 1913
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 24,000 boys
- 71 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Aurelio |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Aurelio |
| French | Aurèle |
| Romanian | Aurel |
| German | Aurel |
Famous bearers
- Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and philosopher
- Aurelius Augustinus, St. Augustine of Hippo
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Roman inscriptions and tombstones
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.