Aurora at a glance
- Meaning
- “dawn”
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Latin
- Pronunciation
- uh-ROR-uh
- Nicknames
- Rory
- Other forms
- Aurore, Avrora
Where the name Aurora comes from
Aurora was the Roman goddess of the dawn, who was believed to bring the morning light each day. The northern lights are also called the aurora borealis. The princess in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty is named Aurora, and the name has become very popular in the US in recent years.