Girl · Latin
Aurora
Say it: ow-ROH-rah
Meaning
From Latin aurora 'dawn', also the Roman goddess of the dawn.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
It has risen to the top ranks of Italian girls' names in recent years.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 67,367 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 308 girls
- 5,189 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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