Aurelius

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Aurelius

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Aurelius comes from a Roman family name. It probably means “Golden,” from “aureus.”

History:
Aurelius and its alternate Aurelianus (“Like Aurelius”) were names found in the early Christian era. They belonged to two emperors and several early saints.

Aurelian and Aurelius were occasionally revived at the Renaissance, probably because of its beneficial etymological meaning (“Golden”).

Pronunciation: aw-rell-ee-uss.

Alternates: Aurelianus, Aurelian.
English: Auriol.
French: Auréle.
German: Aurel.
Italian: Aurelio.
Spanish: Aurelio, Aureliano.
Swiss: Oreli.

Feminine: Aurelia.

See also: Aurelian.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Aurelio Lombardo (1501-1563)
Italian sculptor.
Juste-Aurele Meissonier (1693-1750)
Italian sculptor.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Sir Aurel Stein (1862-1943)
British archeologist.

Fictional Characters:
Aurelia (1855)
Book by Gerard de Nerval.

Political Figures:
Quintus Aurelius Symmachus (345-405)
Roman official.

Religious Figures:
St. Aurelius (-429)
A friend of St. Augustine.

Royalty:
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Annius Verus) (121-180)
Roman Emperor.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.009 % named Aurelio
less than 0.004 % named Aurelius, Aurele, etc.

Popularity of Aurelio:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 642nd most popular.
1910-1920: 619th most popular.
1920-1930: 714th most popular.
1930-1940: 844th most popular.
1940-1950: 671st most popular.
1950-1960: 801st most popular.
1960-1970: 821st most popular.
1970-1980: 831st most popular.
1980-1990: 959th most popular.
1990: N/A
1991: 954th most popular.
1992: N/A
1993: 969th most popular.
1994: N/A