Aura most commonly refers to: * Aura (paranormal), a field of luminous multicolored radiation around a person or object * Aura (symptom), a symptom experienced before a migraine or seizure Aura may also refer to:

Places

Extraterrestrial

* 1488 Aura, a main-belt asteroid

Terrestrial

* Aura (woreda), administrative division in Ethiopia *

Aura, Finland Aura () is a municipality of Finland. The name derives from the river Aura and the plough (aura in Finnish) reminiscent shape of the municipality. The municipality was established in 1917 from parts of Lieto and Pöytyä. It is part of the Varsi ...

, a municipality in Finland * Aura, Michigan, a community in the United States * Aura, New Jersey, a community in the United States *

Aura an der Saale Aura an der Saale is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Aura lies on the left bank of the Franconian Saale in Franconia about 7 km from the district capital of Bad Kissingen. It is the smallest ...

, a municipality in Bavaria, Germany *

Aura Erbil Aura Erbil is one of the major projects in Erbil (another is Downtown Erbil), which is a 200,000 sq. metre real estate project designed in an artistic manner. The project is located in Shoresh District on the Massif-Salaheddine road in Erbil, Ku ...

, a mixed use city center in Iraqi Kurdistan *

Aura im Sinngrund Aura im Sinngrund (officially: ''Aura i. Sinngrund'') is a community in the Main-Spessart, Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the ''Municipal association, Ve ...

, a community in Bavaria, Germany

Rivers

* Aura River (Finland), a river in southwestern Finland *

Aura (Norway) The Aura is a river in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It starts from Lake Aursjøen in the Romsdalsalpane mountains and flows first to the west and then north-west through the village of Eikesdalen before finally emptying ...

, a river in Nesset Municipality, Norway *

Aura (Sinn) The Aura is a tributary of the Sinn River in Bavaria, Germany. Name The name Aura originates from the Old High German ''Uraha''. The word ''ur'' meant Aurochs, and the word ''aha'' meant stream,Wolf-Armin Reitzenstein:''Lexikon bayerischer Orts ...

, a river in Bavaria, Germany *

Aurá River The Aurá River is located in Maranhão, northeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão List of rivers in Maranhão (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented u ...

, a river in Maranhão state, Brazil

Structures

* Aura (Toronto), a high-rise condominium building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada *

Aura Abbey Aura Abbey (Kloster or Abtei Aura) was a house of the Benedictine Order located at Aura an der Saale in Bavaria in the Diocese of Würzburg. History Built on the site of an earlier castle, and dedicated to Saints Laurence and Gregory, it was ...

, Benedictine monastery at Aura an der Saale, Bavaria, Germany

People

Aura (Danish singer) Maria Louise Joensen (born 21 January 1985), known as Aura Dione, is a Danish singer and songwriter. In 2008 she released her debut album, '' Columbine''. The album spawned the hit single "I Will Love You Monday (365)", which reached number one in ...

, Danish singer Aura Dione (born 1988) *

Aura (South African singer) Aura Msimang (Aura Lewis) (4 March 1947– 28 December 2015), born Aurelia Msimang, was a South African singer who worked with Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff and recorded an album with Lee "Scratch" Perry in the late 1970s. Early life and career Sh ...

, South African singer Aura Lewis (1947–2015) *

Aura K. Dunn Aura Kenny Dunn (born November 15, 1971) is an American Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who has represented the New Jersey's 25th legislative district, 25th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly fr ...

, American politician *

Aura Kiiskinen Auroora Maria ('Aura') Kiiskinen (March 9, 1878 – December 12, 1968) was a Finnish politician and member of parliament. She was first elected from the Kuopio West electoral district (now Northern Savonia) in the 1908 election, serving until 1 ...

(1878—1968), Finnish politician * Aura Mayari, American drag queen *

Aura Twarowska Aura Twarowska (born 21 November 1967 as Aurora Eleonora Avram in Lugoj, Romania) is a Romanian mezzo-soprano. She was soloist of the Romanian Opera in Timișoara (1997–2010) and at the Vienna State Opera (2007–2016). Biography Twarows ...

, Romanian operatic mezzo-soprano Aura Twarowska (born 1967) *

Au/Ra Jamie Lou Stenzel (born 15 May 2002), known by her stage name Au/Ra, is an Antiguan-German singer-songwriter. Stenzel released her first single "Concrete Jungle" in 2016, which quickly gained 15 million streams worldwide. She rose to prominenc ...

, Spanish pop singer Jamie Lou Stenzel (born 2002)

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Aura (.hack), a character in the ''.hack'' franchise * Aura (mythology), Greek goddess whose name means breeze *

Aura (Seiken Densetsu) The ''Mana'' series, known in Japan as , is a high fantasy action role-playing game series created by Koichi Ishii, with development formerly from Square, and is currently owned by Square Enix. The series began in 1991 as ''Final Fantasy Adventu ...

, an elemental spirit in the ''Seiken Densetsu'' series *

Aura the Finnish Maiden The Maiden of Finland ( fi, Suomi-neito, sv, Finlands mö) is the national personification of Finland. Personification She is a barefoot young woman in her mid-twenties with blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing a blue and white national costume or ...

, personification of Finland * Princess Aura, a character from ''Flash Gordon'' * Aura, a character in ''

Tiny Furniture ''Tiny Furniture'' is a 2010 American comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Lena Dunham. The film premiered at South by Southwest, where it won the award for Best Narrative Feature, screened at such festivals as Maryland Film Festiv ...

Literature

* ''Aura'' (novel), by Carlos Fuentes * '' Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai'', a novel, adapted as a manga and anime film

Music

Albums

* ''Aura'' (Asia album), a 2001 album by Asia * ''Aura'' (Yvonne Catterfeld album), a 2006 album by Yvonne Catterfeld * ''Aura'' (CMX album), a 1994 album by CMX * ''Aura'' (Miles Davis album), a 1989 album by Miles Davis * ''Aura'' (Ozuna album), a 2018 album by Ozuna * ''Aura'' (The Alpha Conspiracy album), a 2004 album by The Alpha Conspiracy * ''Aura'' (The Brave album), a 2019 album by The Brave * ''Aura'' (The Mission album), a 2001 album by The Mission

Songs

* "Aura" (song), by Lady Gaga * "Aura", by

Bruno Maderna Bruno Maderna (21 April 1920 – 13 November 1973) was an Italian conductor and composer. Life Maderna was born Bruno Grossato in Venice but later decided to take the name of his mother, Caterina Carolina Maderna.Interview with Maderna‘s thr ...

* "Aura", by Ozuna * "Aura", by

Dennis Lloyd Nir Tibor ( he, ניר טיבור; born 18 June 1993), known professionally by his stage name Dennis Lloyd, is an Israeli musician, producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his 2016 hit single "Nevermind ...

Other uses in music

Aura (band) Aura (stylised as AurA) was a rock band formed in April 2007 in Worcestershire, England. The line up consisted of Dave Small (Vocals), Jamie Guggenheim (Guitar), Blake Probert (Bass), and Jesse Lee Garcia (Drums/percussion). Background Aura perf ...

, rock band * ''Aura'' (Magnus Lindberg), a 1994 orchestral composition

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* '' Aura: Fate of the Ages'', a 2004 computer game * ''The Aura'' (film), a 2005 Argentine thriller film

Brands and enterprises

Aura (cell phone) Motorola, Inc. () was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, United States. After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, the company split into two independent public companies, Motorola ...

, manufactured by Motorola * Aura, a brand name of

Bowers & Wilkins Bowers & Wilkins, commonly known as B&W, is a British company that produces consumer and professional loudspeakers and headphones. B&W was founded in 1966 by John Bowers in Worthing, West Sussex, England. In October 2020, B&W was acquired by ...

Saturn Aura The Saturn Aura is a four-door, five-passenger front engine/front-wheel drive mid-sized sedan manufactured and marketed by GM's Saturn subsidiary over a single generation from 2006–2009. The car launched one year before the seventh generatio ...

, a midsize sedan manufactured by Saturn Corporation from 2007 to 2010 * Hyundai Aura, a subcompact sedan manufactured by Hyundai Motor Company since 2019

Science and technology

* Aura (satellite), in the NASA Earth Observing System series * Aura Graphics Architecture, which handles input events and windows in ChromeOS *

Autonomous robot architecture The Autonomous Robot Architecture (AuRA) is a hybrid deliberative/reactive robot architecture developed by American roboticist and roboethicist Ronald C. Arkin at the Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly ...

, a hybrid deliberative/reactive robot architecture

Other uses

Aura (musical instrument) Johann Heinrich Scheibler (11 November 1777 – 20 January 1837) was a silk manufacturer from Crefeld, Prussia, without a scientific background, who went on to make contributions to the science of acoustics as a self taught musicologist. He made ...

, invented by Johann Scheibler in 1816 *

Aura cheese Aura is a type of blue cheese produced in Äänekoski, Finland, by the Finnish dairy company Valio. Aura is made of cow's milk and takes its name from the Aura River, which runs through the city of Turku. The cheese is available in two varieties. ...

, a Finnish blue mold cheese *

Aurá language Aurá is an extinct language, presumably part of the Tupi language family, last spoken by two individuals in Maranhão, Brazil. Both known speakers originally came from Pará. The language primarily used nouns A noun () is a word that genera ...

, an extinct language from Brazil