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Aurora

/ah-ROR-ah/ FeminineLatin

Meaning

Aurora is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning “dawn”.

Aurora was the Roman goddess of dawn, whose rosy fingers opened the gates of morning, and her name doubles as the scientific term for the northern and southern lights. Disney's Sleeping Beauty wears it too, completing a trifecta of goddess, science, and fairy tale that few names can rival.

A US top-40 girls' name through the early 2020s.

Popularity in the United States

Girls

Ranked #15 in 2025 · peak #15 in 2025

Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.

At a glance

Origin
Latin
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/ah-ROR-ah/
Themes
LightRebirth

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Questions

  • Aurora is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning “dawn”. Aurora was the Roman goddess of dawn, whose rosy fingers opened the gates of morning, and her name doubles as the scientific term for the northern and southern lights.

  • Aurora is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a US top-40 girls' name through the early 2020s.

  • The name Aurora comes from Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of dawn, whose rosy fingers opened the gates of morning, and her name doubles as the scientific term for the northern and southern lights. Disney's Sleeping Beauty wears it too, completing a trifecta of goddess, science, and fairy tale that few names can rival.

  • Aurora is pronounced ah-ROR-ah.

More names that mean light

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Áine FeminineIrish“radiance, brilliance”
  2. Akari FeminineJapanese“light, brightness”
  3. Alya FeminineArabic“sky, heaven, loftiness”
  4. Anwar MasculineArabic“brighter, more luminous”
  5. Apollo MasculineGreek“uncertain; god of the sun and light”
  6. Arun MasculineSanskrit“reddish glow of the rising sun”