Aurora

See also: aurora and auroră

English

Etymology

Apollo and Aurora by Gérard de Lairesse

From Latin Aurora.

Proper noun

Aurora

1. (Roman mythology) Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol.
2. A female given name from Latin, in regular use since the 19th century.
3. (astronomy) 94 Aurora, a main belt asteroid.
4. (naval) the Russian cruiser Aurora, a cruiser of Soviet Navy.
5. (poetic) the dawn
6. A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess.
7. A town in Western Cape, South Africa; named for the goddess.
8. A town in Suriname.
9. A province of the Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon.
10. A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
11. A historical district of Turin, Italy.
12. A locale in Brazil.
    1. A municipality of Ceará.
    2. A municipality of Santa Catarina.
13. A locale in the Philippines.
    1. A town in Isabela.
    2. A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon.
14. A locale in the United States.
    1. A city in Colorado; named for the goddess.
    2. A city in Illinois, and suburb of Chicago; named for the goddess.
    3. A city in Ohio.
    4. A town in Erie County, New York.
    5. A city in Missouri; named for the goddess.
    6. A city in Nebraska; the county seat of Hamilton County; named for the city in Illinois.
    7. A city in Indiana; named for the goddess.
    8. A city in Minnesota.
    9. A city in Texas.
    10. A town in Florence County, Wisconsin.
    11. A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
    12. A city in Utah; named for the aurora borealis seen in the area.
    13. A city in Oregon; named for the daughter of the founder, Prussian-American mystic William Keil.
    14. A village in Cayuga County, New York.
    15. A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois.
    16. A town in North Carolina.
    17. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
    18. A census-designated place in West Virginia.
    19. A city in Iowa; named for the village of East Aurora, New York.
    20. A town in Maine; named for the goddess.
    21. A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.
    22. A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
    23. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
    24. An unincorporated community in California.
    25. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
    26. A ghost town in Nevada; named for the goddess.
    27. A ghost town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
    28. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin.
15. (historical) Maewo (an island in Vanuatu)
16. (historical) Makatea (an island in French Polynesia)

Quotations

• 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 16:

  As faire Aurora in her purple pall, / Out of the East the dawning day doth call […]

• 1904 George Bernard Shaw, How He Lied to Her Husband:

  How will they know! Why, my name is all over them: my silly, unhappy name. Oh, if I had only been christened Mary Jane, or Gladys, Muriel, or Beatrice, or Francesca, or Guinevere, or something quite common. But Aurora! Aurora! I'm the only Aurora in London; and everybody knows it. I believe I'm the only Aurora in the world. And it's so horribly easy to rhyme to it!

Translations

Roman goddess of dawn

• Bulgarian: Авро́ра f (Avróra)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奧羅拉／奥罗拉 (Àoluólā), 奥罗拉 (Àoluólā), 歐若拉／欧若拉 (zh) (Ōuruòlā), 欧若拉 (zh) (Ōuruòlā)

• Dutch: Aurora
• Finnish: Aurora (fi)
• Japanese: アウローラ (Aurōra), アウロラ (Aurora)
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• Korean: 아우로라 (Aurora), 오로라 (Orora)
• Latin: Aurora (la)
• Norwegian: Aurora (no)
• Russian: Авро́ра (ru) f (Avróra)
• Spanish: Aurora (es)
• Swedish: Aurora (sv)

female given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奧羅拉／奥罗拉 (Àoluólā), 奥罗拉 (Àoluólā), 歐若拉／欧若拉 (zh) (Ōuruòlā), 欧若拉 (zh) (Ōuruòlā)

• Finnish: Aurora (fi)
• French: Aurore (fr)
• Italian: Aurora (it)
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• Norwegian: Aurora (no)
• Russian: Авро́ра (ru) f (Avróra)
• Spanish: Aurora (es)
• Swedish: Aurora (sv)

Anagrams

• aroura

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Cebuano

Etymology 1

Named after Aurora Quezon, wife of former Philippine president Manuel L. Quezon.

Proper noun

Aurora

1. the province of Aurora

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin Aurora.

Proper noun

Aurora

1. a female given name from Latin
2. (Roman mythology) the Roman goddess of the dawn
3. (astronomy) short for 94 Aurora

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Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Aurōra.

Proper noun

Aurora f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Aurora: Auroruson
• daughter of Aurora: Aurorudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Aurora
Accusative	Auroru
Dative	Auroru
Genitive	Auroru

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯rorɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯ro̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑurorɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Au‧ro‧ra

Proper noun

Aurora

1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
2. a female given name.
   • 2014 Raija Oranen, Aurora, Teos, →ISBN, page 11:

     - Sinä valaiset tämän salin kuin aamurusko, Walleen kiittelee Auroraa viikset mielihyvästä väpättäen. - Aamurusko nimensä mukaan, totisesti, hän jatkaa vaimolleen matalasti.

Declension

Inflection of Aurora (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative		Aurora	Aurorat
genitive		Auroran	Aurorien Auroroiden Auroroitten
partitive		Auroraa	Auroria Auroroita
illative		Auroraan	Auroriin Auroroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Aurora	Aurorat
accusative	nom.	Aurora	Aurorat
	gen.	Auroran
genitive		Auroran	Aurorien Auroroiden Auroroitten Aurorojen rare Aurorain rare
partitive		Auroraa	Auroria Auroroita Auroroja rare
inessive		Aurorassa	Auroroissa Aurorissa
elative		Aurorasta	Auroroista Aurorista
illative		Auroraan	Auroriin Auroroihin
adessive		Auroralla	Auroroilla Aurorilla
ablative		Auroralta	Auroroilta Aurorilta
allative		Auroralle	Auroroille Aurorille
essive		Aurorana	Auroroina Aurorina
translative		Auroraksi	Auroroiksi Auroriksi
abessive		Auroratta	Auroroitta Auroritta
instructive		—	Auroroin Aurorin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Aurora (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Aurorani Aurorani accusative nom. Aurorani Aurorani gen. Aurorani genitive Aurorani Aurorieni Auroroideni Auroroitteni Aurorojeni rare Auroraini rare partitive Auroraani Auroriani Auroroitani Aurorojani rare inessive Aurorassani Auroroissani Aurorissani elative Aurorastani Auroroistani Auroristani illative Auroraani Auroriini Auroroihini adessive Aurorallani Auroroillani Aurorillani ablative Auroraltani Auroroiltani Auroriltani allative Auroralleni Auroroilleni Aurorilleni essive Auroranani Auroroinani Aurorinani translative Aurorakseni Auroroikseni Aurorikseni abessive Aurorattani Auroroittani Aurorittani instructive — — comitative — Auroroineni Aurorineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Aurorasi Aurorasi accusative nom. Aurorasi Aurorasi gen. Aurorasi genitive Aurorasi Auroriesi Auroroidesi Auroroittesi Aurorojesi rare Auroraisi rare partitive Auroraasi Auroriasi Auroroitasi Aurorojasi rare inessive Aurorassasi Auroroissasi Aurorissasi elative Aurorastasi Auroroistasi Auroristasi illative Auroraasi Auroriisi Auroroihisi adessive Aurorallasi Auroroillasi Aurorillasi ablative Auroraltasi Auroroiltasi Auroriltasi allative Aurorallesi Auroroillesi Aurorillesi essive Auroranasi Auroroinasi Aurorinasi translative Auroraksesi Auroroiksesi Auroriksesi abessive Aurorattasi Auroroittasi Aurorittasi instructive — — comitative — Auroroinesi Aurorinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Auroramme Auroramme accusative nom. Auroramme Auroramme gen. Auroramme genitive Auroramme Auroriemme Auroroidemme Auroroittemme Aurorojemme rare Auroraimme rare partitive Auroraamme Auroriamme Auroroitamme Aurorojamme rare inessive Aurorassamme Auroroissamme Aurorissamme elative Aurorastamme Auroroistamme Auroristamme illative Auroraamme Auroriimme Auroroihimme adessive Aurorallamme Auroroillamme Aurorillamme ablative Auroraltamme Auroroiltamme Auroriltamme allative Aurorallemme Auroroillemme Aurorillemme essive Auroranamme Auroroinamme Aurorinamme translative Auroraksemme Auroroiksemme Auroriksemme abessive Aurorattamme Auroroittamme Aurorittamme instructive — — comitative — Auroroinemme Aurorinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Auroranne Auroranne accusative nom. Auroranne Auroranne gen. Auroranne genitive Auroranne Aurorienne Auroroidenne Auroroittenne Aurorojenne rare Aurorainne rare partitive Auroraanne Aurorianne Auroroitanne Aurorojanne rare inessive Aurorassanne Auroroissanne Aurorissanne elative Aurorastanne Auroroistanne Auroristanne illative Auroraanne Auroriinne Auroroihinne adessive Aurorallanne Auroroillanne Aurorillanne ablative Auroraltanne Auroroiltanne Auroriltanne allative Aurorallenne Auroroillenne Aurorillenne essive Aurorananne Auroroinanne Aurorinanne translative Auroraksenne Auroroiksenne Auroriksenne abessive Aurorattanne Auroroittanne Aurorittanne instructive — — comitative — Auroroinenne Aurorinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Auroransa Auroransa accusative nom. Auroransa Auroransa gen. Auroransa genitive Auroransa Auroriensa Auroroidensa Auroroittensa Aurorojensa rare Aurorainsa rare partitive Auroraansa Auroriaan Auroroitaan Auroriansa Auroroitansa Aurorojaan rare Aurorojansa rare inessive Aurorassaan Aurorassansa Auroroissaan Aurorissaan Auroroissansa Aurorissansa elative Aurorastaan Aurorastansa Auroroistaan Auroristaan Auroroistansa Auroristansa illative Auroraansa Auroriinsa Auroroihinsa adessive Aurorallaan Aurorallansa Auroroillaan Aurorillaan Auroroillansa Aurorillansa ablative Auroraltaan Auroraltansa Auroroiltaan Auroriltaan Auroroiltansa Auroriltansa allative Auroralleen Aurorallensa Auroroilleen Aurorilleen Auroroillensa Aurorillensa essive Auroranaan Auroranansa Auroroinaan Aurorinaan Auroroinansa Aurorinansa translative Aurorakseen Auroraksensa Auroroikseen Aurorikseen Auroroiksensa Auroriksensa abessive Aurorattaan Aurorattansa Auroroittaan Aurorittaan Auroroittansa Aurorittansa instructive — — comitative — Auroroineen Aurorineen Auroroinensa Aurorinensa

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin Aurōra, from aurōra (“dawn, sunrise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /au̯ˈrɔ.ra/, [äu̯ˈr̺ɔːr̺ä]
• Hyphenation: Au‧rò‧ra

Proper noun

Aurora f

1. (Roman mythology) Aurora (goddess of dawn)
2. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Aurora.

Further reading

• Aurora (divinità) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• Aurora (nome) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

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Latin

Etymology

See aurōra.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /au̯ˈroː.ra/, [äu̯ˈroːrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯ˈro.ra/, [äu̯ˈrɔːrä]

Proper noun

Aurōra f (genitive Aurōrae); first declension

1. (Roman mythology) Aurora, the goddess of the dawn/morning.
2. The East.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Aurōra	Aurōrae
Genitive	Aurōrae	Aurōrārum
Dative	Aurōrae	Aurōrīs
Accusative	Aurōram	Aurōrās
Ablative	Aurōrā	Aurōrīs
Vocative	Aurōra	Aurōrae

Related terms

• aurōra

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Aurora

1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
2. a female given name.

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Aurora

1. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil

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Spanish

Proper noun

Aurora f

1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
2. a female given name

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Swedish

Proper noun

Aurora c (genitive Auroras)

1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
2. a female given name.

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Aurora.

Proper noun

Aurora

1. a female given name from Latin