Aurora

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See also: aurora, auroră, aurorą, and Aurorą

English[edit]

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 Aurora (disambiguation) on Wikipedia
Apollo and Aurora by Gérard de Lairesse

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Aurōra.

Proper noun[edit]

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.
    • 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!
  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. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
    2. An unincorporated community in California.
    3. A city in Colorado; named for the goddess.
    4. A city in Illinois, and suburb of Chicago; named for the goddess.
    5. A city in Indiana; named for the goddess.
    6. A city in Iowa; named for the village of East Aurora, New York.
    7. A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.
    8. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
    9. A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
    10. A town in Maine; named for the goddess.
    11. A city in Minnesota.
    12. A city in Missouri; named for the goddess.
    13. A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Nebraska; named for the city in Illinois.
    14. A ghost town in Nevada; named for the goddess.
    15. A village in Cayuga County, New York.
    16. A town in Erie County, New York.
    17. A town in North Carolina.
    18. A city in Ohio.
    19. A city in Oregon; named for the daughter of the founder, Prussian-American mystic William Keil.
    20. A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois.
    21. A city in Texas.
    22. A city in Utah; named for the aurora borealis seen in the area.
    23. A census-designated place in West Virginia.
    24. A town in Florence County, Wisconsin.
    25. A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
    26. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
    27. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin.
    28. A ghost town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
  15. (historical) Maewo (an island in Vanuatu)
  16. (historical) Makatea (an island in French Polynesia)

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Bikol Central[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora

  1. a female given name from Latin
  2. A province of the Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon.
  3. A locale in the Philippines.
    1. A town in Isabela.
    2. A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon.

Cebuano[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora

  1. a female given name from Latin
  2. A province of the Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon
  3. A locale in the Philippines
    1. A town in Isabela
    2. A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Aurōra.

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes[edit]

Matronymics

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

Declension[edit]

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Aurora
Accusative Auroru
Dative Auroru
Genitive Auroru

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Aurōra.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

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.
      - You light up this hall like the dawn. Walleen thanks Aurora with his moustache flapping of pleasure. - Dawn, like her name indeed, he proceeds to say to his wife with his voice kept low.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of Aurora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Aurora Aurorat
genitive Auroran Aurorien
partitive Auroraa Auroria
illative Auroraan Auroriin
singular plural
nominative Aurora Aurorat
accusative nom. Aurora Aurorat
gen. Auroran
genitive Auroran Aurorien
Aurorainrare
partitive Auroraa Auroria
inessive Aurorassa Aurorissa
elative Aurorasta Aurorista
illative Auroraan Auroriin
adessive Auroralla Aurorilla
ablative Auroralta Aurorilta
allative Auroralle Aurorille
essive Aurorana Aurorina
translative Auroraksi Auroriksi
abessive Auroratta Auroritta
instructive — Aurorin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Aurora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Aurorani Aurorani
accusative nom. Aurorani Aurorani
gen. Aurorani
genitive Aurorani Aurorieni
Aurorainirare
partitive Auroraani Auroriani
inessive Aurorassani Aurorissani
elative Aurorastani Auroristani
illative Auroraani Auroriini
adessive Aurorallani Aurorillani
ablative Auroraltani Auroriltani
allative Auroralleni Aurorilleni
essive Auroranani Aurorinani
translative Aurorakseni Aurorikseni
abessive Aurorattani Aurorittani
instructive — —
comitative — Aurorineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Aurorasi Aurorasi
accusative nom. Aurorasi Aurorasi
gen. Aurorasi
genitive Aurorasi Auroriesi
Auroraisirare
partitive Auroraasi Auroriasi
inessive Aurorassasi Aurorissasi
elative Aurorastasi Auroristasi
illative Auroraasi Auroriisi
adessive Aurorallasi Aurorillasi
ablative Auroraltasi Auroriltasi
allative Aurorallesi Aurorillesi
essive Auroranasi Aurorinasi
translative Auroraksesi Auroriksesi
abessive Aurorattasi Aurorittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Aurorinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Auroramme Auroramme
accusative nom. Auroramme Auroramme
gen. Auroramme
genitive Auroramme Auroriemme
Auroraimmerare
partitive Auroraamme Auroriamme
inessive Aurorassamme Aurorissamme
elative Aurorastamme Auroristamme
illative Auroraamme Auroriimme
adessive Aurorallamme Aurorillamme
ablative Auroraltamme Auroriltamme
allative Aurorallemme Aurorillemme
essive Auroranamme Aurorinamme
translative Auroraksemme Auroriksemme
abessive Aurorattamme Aurorittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Aurorinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Auroranne Auroranne
accusative nom. Auroranne Auroranne
gen. Auroranne
genitive Auroranne Aurorienne
Aurorainnerare
partitive Auroraanne Aurorianne
inessive Aurorassanne Aurorissanne
elative Aurorastanne Auroristanne
illative Auroraanne Auroriinne
adessive Aurorallanne Aurorillanne
ablative Auroraltanne Auroriltanne
allative Aurorallenne Aurorillenne
essive Aurorananne Aurorinanne
translative Auroraksenne Auroriksenne
abessive Aurorattanne Aurorittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Aurorinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Auroransa Auroransa
accusative nom. Auroransa Auroransa
gen. Auroransa
genitive Auroransa Auroriensa
Aurorainsarare
partitive Auroraansa Auroriaan
Auroriansa
inessive Aurorassaan
Aurorassansa 		Aurorissaan
Aurorissansa
elative Aurorastaan
Aurorastansa 		Auroristaan
Auroristansa
illative Auroraansa Auroriinsa
adessive Aurorallaan
Aurorallansa 		Aurorillaan
Aurorillansa
ablative Auroraltaan
Auroraltansa 		Auroriltaan
Auroriltansa
allative Auroralleen
Aurorallensa 		Aurorilleen
Aurorillensa
essive Auroranaan
Auroranansa 		Aurorinaan
Aurorinansa
translative Aurorakseen
Auroraksensa 		Aurorikseen
Auroriksensa
abessive Aurorattaan
Aurorattansa 		Aurorittaan
Aurorittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Aurorineen
Aurorinensa

Statistics[edit]

  • Aurora is the 266th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,951 female individuals (and as a middle name to 20,972 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 8 male individuals (and as a middle name to 16 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aʊ̯ˈʁoːʁa/
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora f (proper noun, genitive Aurora)

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
    • 2006 June 19, Christoph Dieckmann, “Bluesball”, in Die Zeit‎[1]:
      Aah, der sittliche Genuss, als Schiedsrichter Larriondas Kärtchen aufflammte wie Auroras Morgengruß! Da wusste man, warum das Farbfernsehen erfunden werden musste.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

Aurora f (genitive Aurora, plural Auroras)

  1. (astronomy, uncommon) aurora
    Synonym: Polarlicht
    • 2015 July 29, “Polarlichter auf fernem Himmelskörper entdeckt”, in Die Zeit‎[2], sourced from dpa:
      Auf nahezu allen Planeten in unserem Sonnensystem haben Forscher ähnlich entstandene Auroras beobachtet. Darüber hinaus jedoch war das Schauspiel noch nicht belegt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Aurora [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Aurora die Auroras
genitive einer der Aurora der Auroras
dative einer der Aurora den Auroras
accusative eine die Aurora die Auroras

Further reading[edit]

  • “Aurora” in Duden online
  • “Aurora” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /awˈrɔ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔra
  • Hyphenation: Au‧rò‧ra

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora f

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

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

See aurōra.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurōra f (genitive Aurōrae); first declension

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

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Norwegian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora

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

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Aurōra.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Aurora

Declension[edit]

Declension of Aurora
singular plural
nominative Aurora Aurory
genitive Aurory Auror
dative Aurorze Aurorom
accusative Aurorę Aurory
instrumental Aurorą Aurorami
locative Aurorze Aurorach
vocative Auroro Aurory

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora f

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora (Roman goddess of dawn)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Aurora
singular
nominative Aurora
genitive Aurory
dative Aurorze
accusative Aurorę
instrumental Aurorą
locative Aurorze
vocative Auroro

Further reading[edit]

  • Aurora in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora f

  1. a female given name

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora

  1. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora f

  1. a female given name

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /auˈɾoɾa/ [au̯ˈɾo.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Syllabification: Au‧ro‧ra

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora f

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

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora c (genitive Auroras)

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

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Aurora, from Latin Aurora.

The places were named after first lady Aurora Quezon.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔawˈɾoɾa/, [ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾɐ]
    • IPA(key): /ʔoˈɾoɾa/, [ʔoˈɾo.ɾɐ] (English influence)
  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Syllabification: Au‧ro‧ra

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔ᜇᜓᜇ)

  1. Aurora (a province of the Philippines; capital: Baler)
  2. a female given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin]
  3. several municipalities in the Philippines
    1. Aurora (a municipality of Isabela)
    2. Aurora (a municipality of Zamboanga del Sur)
    3. (historical) San Francisco (a municipality of Quezon) [prior to 1967]

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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