Aurelia (name)

Aurelia (also spelled Aurelía, 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:

Historical

 * A woman of the gens Aurelia of Ancient Rome
 * Aurelia Correia, African slave trader
 * Aurelia Cotta (120 BC – 54 BC), mother of Julius Caesar
 * Aurelia Paulina, 2nd century noblewoman
 * Aurelia of Strasbourg, 4th century saint
 * Aurelia of Regensburg (died 1027), Roman Catholic saint

Modern (from 20th century)

 * Aurelia Brădeanu (born 1979), Romanian handballer
 * Aurelia E. Brazeal (born 1943), American diplomat
 * 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), Romanian gymnast
 * Aurelia Frick (born 1975), Liechtenstein politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2009
 * Aurelia Greene (1934–2021), American politician
 * Aurelia Harwood (1865–1928), American conservationist
 * Aurelia Litsner De Fere (1835–1917), Hungarian musician
 * Aurelija Mikušauskaitė (1937–1974), Lithuanian actress
 * Aurelia Molins (1582–1641), English midwife
 * Aurelia Pentón (born 1941), Cuban track and field athlete
 * Aurelia Plath (1906–1994), mother of American poet Sylvia Plath
 * Aurelia Henry Reinhardt (1877–1948), American educator
 * Aurélia de Souza (1867–1922), Portuguese painter
 * Aurelia Jadrny Schwarzenegger (1922–1998), mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger
 * Aurelia Tizón (1902–1938), first wife of Argentine president Juan Perón
 * Aurelia Trywiańska (born 1976), Polish hurdler