name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Latin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Aurelia
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noun
Meaning 2
The chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Aurēlia, the feminine form of the Roman gens name Aurēlius, from aureus (“golden”).
From Italian aurelia (“chrysalis”), from Latin aureus (“golden”).
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Estonian: Aurelia — female given name
- French: Aurélie — female given name
- Galician: Aurelia — female given name
- Hungarian: Aranka — female given name
- Hungarian: Aurélia — female given name
- Italian: Aurelia — female given name
- Polish: Aurelia — female given name
- Portuguese: Aurélia — female given name
- Spanish: Aurelia — female given name
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