Aura

== English == === Alternative forms === Ora === Etymology === The name of the deity is from Ancient Greek Αὔρα (Aúra), from αὔρα (aúra, “breeze”). === Proper noun === Aura (countable and uncountable, plural Auras) A diminutive of the female given name Aurelia, from Latin. 1861 W. W. Fosdick - George R. Poulton, Aura Lea (a song): Aura Lea, Aura Lea, / Maid with golden hair; (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A minor female deity. ==== Usage notes ==== (given name): Mainly used in the U.S.A. in the end of the 19th century. === See also === Aura (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Aaru, Arau == Faroese == === Proper noun === Aura f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics son of Aura: Auruson daughter of Aura: Aurudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯rɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯rɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑurɑ Syllabification(key): Au‧ra Hyphenation(key): Au‧ra === Etymology 1 === The municipality is named after the river, probably from Old Swedish āþra (thus doublet of Eura). ==== Proper noun ==== Aura a municipality of Southwest Finland, near Turku a river in southwestern Finland, flowing through Turku and discharging into the Archipelago Sea synonym of Aurajoki (“River Aura”) ===== Declension ===== (municipality): The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Aura" is Aurassa. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Possibly from the same origin as the river (Aura, etymology 1) or from aura (“plough/plow”) as an occupational surname. ==== Proper noun ==== Aura a Finnish surname ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Statistics ===== Aura is the 1754th (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 482 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Etymology 3 === < aura (“plough, plow”) ==== Proper noun ==== Aura (astronomy) synonym of Otava (“The Plough, Big Dipper”) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 4 === Shortened from Aurora. ==== Proper noun ==== Aura a female given name from Latin ===== Declension ===== ===== Statistics ===== Aura is the 381st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,103 female individuals (and as a middle name to 598 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === raau, uraa == German == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin aura, ultimately from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈaʊ̯ʁa] === Noun === Aura f (genitive Aura, plural Auren) aura ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaw.ra/ Rhymes: -awra Hyphenation: Àu‧ra === Proper noun === Aura f a female given name