aurelia

[ aw-ree-lee-uh, aw-reel-yuh ]

/ ɔˈri li ə, ɔˈril yə /

Origin of aurelia

Borrowed into English from New Latin around 1590–1600

Aurelia

[ aw-reel-yuh ]

/ ɔˈril yə /

a female given name: from Latin Aurelianus, a family name.

They hadn't had time to get used to the change in Cousin Aurelia and they still looked at her unbelievingly.

Sugar Plum |Reginald Bretnor
For Aurelia—her safety was promised; but her liberty—this evidence obtained—might be a matter for consideration.

Tales from Blackwood |Various
With a little help from an animal I had beaten Aurelia once more.

Martin Hyde, The Duke's Messenger |John Masefield
Aurelia fell in love with him, and proposed marriage, an offer which Bertoldo accepted.

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

Mendoza is proclaimed Duke, and his first act is to pronounce a sentence of perpetual banishment on Aurelia.

The Works of John Marston |John Marston