The story behind Aurora
Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.
Other language forms and explanations (6)
Finnish entry
From Latin Aurōra. Used as a given name in Finland since at least the late 18th century.
Italian entry
Inherited from Latin Aurōra, from aurōra (“dawn, sunrise”).
Polish entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Aurōra.
Portuguese entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Aurōra.
Spanish entry
Learned borrowing from Latin Aurōra.
Tagalog entry
a female given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Aurora
Pronunciation
General-American: /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /əˈɹɔːɹ.ə/
- Philippines: /ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾɐ/
- Finnish: /ˈɑu̯rorɑ/
- Finnish: [ˈɑ̝u̯ro̞rɑ̝]
- Italian: /awˈrɔ.ra/
- Polish: /awˈrɔ.ra/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ/
- Portuguese; Brazil: [aʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ɾɐ]
- Portuguese; Portugal: /awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ/
- Spanish: /auˈɾoɾa/
- Spanish: [au̯ˈɾo.ɾa]
- Tagalog: /ʔawˈɾoɾa/
- Tagalog: [ʔaʊ̯ˈɾoː.ɾɐ]
- Tagalog: /ʔoˈɾoɾa/
- Tagalog: [ʔoˈɾoː.ɾɐ]
Popularity
Aurora ranked #15 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Aurora
Adolba
From Spanish Adolfo (“Adolf”), coined by Sabino Arana.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adria
From Latin Adria, Hadria. Compare Adriatic.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adriana
Doublet of Adrienne and Adrian. a female given name from Latin [in turn from Etruscan], equivalent to English Adriana a female given name from Latin [in turn from Etruscan],…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adrianna
Learned borrowing from Latin Adrianna.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Agata
Learned borrowing from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ágata
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Ágata, from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Aurora
Æmile
From Latin Aemilius. See also French Émile.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Baldomero
Borrowed from Spanish Baldomero.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Baldovino
From Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Aurora
Æmile
From Latin Aemilius. See also French Émile.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Balbino
Borrowed from Latin Balbīnus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Balduino
Borrowed from Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length