Aurora — Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

Aurora is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning "dawn". Roman goddess of the dawn and Disney's Sleeping Beauty — sunrise in name form.

Style & feel. With nature and celestial and romantic on its style card, Aurora sits comfortably in the modern naming landscape — familiar enough that nobody misreads it, distinctive enough that your child won't share it with three classmates. At 3 syllables, it flows across most middle-name combinations and survives every life stage from playground to résumé.

Pairing ideas. Aurora pairs naturally with one- and two-syllable middles (Luna, Stella share its sound-world). If you like Aurora, you'll probably also love Luna, Stella, Iris — same era, same energy, same bone structure.