Aurora

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈɹɔːɹ.ə/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾɐ/ === Proper noun === Aurora (Roman mythology) Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol. A female given name from Latin, in regular use since the 19th century. (astronomy) 94 Aurora, a main belt asteroid. (naval) the Russian cruiser Aurora, a cruiser of Soviet Navy. (poetic) the dawn A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess. A town in the Western Cape, South Africa; named for the goddess. A town in Suriname. A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; named after First Lady Aurora Quezon. Capital: Baler. A suburb of Melbourne, Australia. A historical district of Turin, Italy. A locale in Brazil. A municipality of Ceará. A municipality of Santa Catarina. A locale in the Philippines. A town in Isabela. A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named after Aurora Quezon. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Arkansas. An unincorporated community in California. A city in Colorado; named for the goddess. A city mainly in DuPage County and Kane County, Illinois, and suburb of Chicago; named for the goddess. A city in Indiana; named for the goddess. A city in Iowa; named for the village of East Aurora, New York. A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois. An unincorporated community in Kentucky. A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. A town in Maine; named for the goddess. A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. A city in Missouri; named for the goddess. A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Nebraska; named for the city in Illinois. A ghost town in Nevada; named for the goddess. A village in Cayuga County, New York. A town in Erie County, New York. A town in North Carolina. A city in Ohio. A city in Oregon; named for the daughter of the founder, Prussian-American mystic William Keil. A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois. A city in Texas. A city in Utah; named for the aurora borealis seen in the area. A census-designated place in West Virginia. A town in Florence County, Wisconsin. A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin. A ghost town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. (historical) Maewo (an island of Vanuatu). (historical) Makatea (an island of French Polynesia). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === aroura == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Aurora, from Latin Aurōra. The placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Au‧ro‧ra IPA(key): /ʔawˈɾoɾa/ [ʔɐʊ̯ˈɾ̪o.ɾ̪ɐ] === Proper noun === Aurora a female given name from Latin a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon; capital: Baler a locale in the Philippines a town in Isabela a town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon == Central Bikol == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Aurora, from Latin Aurōra. The placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔawˈɾoɾa/ [ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾa] Hyphenation: Au‧ro‧ra === Proper noun === Aurora (Basahan spelling ᜀᜂᜍᜓᜍ) a female given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin] a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon; capital: Baler a locale in the Philippines a town in Isabela a town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon == Faroese == === Etymology === From Latin Aurōra. === Proper noun === Aurora f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics Aurora's son: Auroruson Aurora's daughter: Aurorudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin Aurōra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯rorɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯ro̞rɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑurorɑ Syllabification(key): Au‧ro‧ra Hyphenation(key): Au‧ro‧ra === Proper noun === Aurora (Roman mythology) Aurora a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Aurora is the 240th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,296 female individuals (and as a middle name to 23,509 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 12 male individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʊ̯ˈʁoːʁa/ === Proper noun === Aurora f (proper noun, genitive Aurora) (Roman mythology) Aurora ==== Derived terms ==== Aurorafalter === Noun === Aurora f (genitive Aurora, plural Auroras) (astronomy, uncommon) aurora Synonym: Polarlicht ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Aurora” in Duden online “Aurora” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin Aurōra, from aurōra (“dawn, sunrise”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /awˈrɔ.ra/ Rhymes: -ɔra Hyphenation: Au‧rò‧ra === Proper noun === Aurora f (Roman mythology) Aurora (goddess of dawn) 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 == Latin == === Etymology === See aurōra. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [au̯ˈroː.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [au̯ˈrɔː.ra] === Proper noun === Aurōra f (genitive Aurōrae); first declension (personified) (Roman mythology) Aurora, the goddess of the dawn/morning (transferred) dawn, daybreak, morning The East. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== aurōra == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Aurora (Roman mythology) Aurora a female given name == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Aurōra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /awˈrɔ.ra/ Rhymes: -ɔra Syllabification: Au‧ro‧ra Homophone: aurora === Proper noun === Aurora f (uncountable, Roman mythology) Aurora (Roman goddess of the dawn, sister of Luna and Sol; equivalent of the Greek Eos) (countable) a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Aurora ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Aurora in Polish dictionaries at PWN Aurora in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔɾɐ Homophone: aurora Hyphenation: Au‧ro‧ra === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin Aurōra. ==== Proper noun ==== Aurora f (Roman mythology) Aurora a female given name === Etymology 2 === From aurora (“dawn”). ==== Proper noun ==== Aurora f (demonym aurorense) a municipality of Ceará, Brazil a municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil == Romanian == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Aurora f a female given name == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Aurōra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /auˈɾoɾa/ [au̯ˈɾo.ɾa] Rhymes: -oɾa Syllabification: Au‧ro‧ra === Proper noun === Aurora f (Roman mythology) Aurora a female given name == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Aurora c (genitive Auroras) (Roman mythology) Aurora a female given name == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Aurora, from Latin Aurōra. The placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔawˈɾoɾa/ [ʔaʊ̯ˈɾoː.ɾɐ] IPA(key): /ʔoˈɾoɾa/ [ʔoˈɾoː.ɾɐ] (English influence) Rhymes: -oɾa Syllabification: Au‧ro‧ra === Proper noun === Aurora (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏ᜔ᜇᜓᜇ) Aurora (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital: Baler) a female given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin] several municipalities in the Philippines Aurora (a municipality of Isabela) Aurora (a municipality of Zamboanga del Sur) (historical) San Francisco (a municipality of Quezon) [prior to 1967] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === Aurora on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia tl “Aurora”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018