Aurelia

Aurelia (also spelled Aurélia or Aurelija) is a feminine given name from the Latin family name Aurelius, which was derived from aureus meaning "golden". The name began from minor early saints but was given as a name due to its meaning, and not from where it originated. Aurelia may refer to:

Ancient and medieval ages

• A woman of the gens Aurelia of Ancient Rome
• Aurelia Cotta (120 BC-54 BC), mother of Julius Caesar
• Aurelia of Strasbourg, 4th century saint
• Aurelia of Regensburg (died 1027), Roman Catholic saint

Modern

• Aurelia Brădeanu (born 1979), Romanian handballer
• Aurelia Browder (1919-1971), African-American civil rights activist
• Aurelia Ciurea (born 1982), Romanian aerobic gymnast
• Aurelia Courtney (born 2014), daughter of American Bravo TV stars Nadine Jolie Courtney and Erik Courtney
• Aurelia Dobre (born 1972), Romania gymnast
• Aurelia Frick (born 1975), Liechtenstein politician, current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Culture
• Aurelija Mikušauskaitė (1937-1974), Lithuanian actress
• Aurelia Pentón (born 1941), Cuban track and field athlete
• Aurelia Plath (1906-1994), mother of American poet Sylvia Plath
• Aurélia de Souza (1867–1922), Portuguese painter
• Aurelia Tizón, first wife of Argentine president Juan Perón
• Aurelia Trywiańska (born 1976), Polish hurdler

Other uses

• Aurelia is a genus of scyphozoan jellyfish

See also

• Aurélie