Aurelia (also spelled Aurelía, Aurélia or Aurelija) is a feminine given name from the Latin family name

Aurelius The gens Aurelia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, which flourished from the third century BC to the latest period of the Empire. The first of the Aurelian gens to obtain the consulship was Gaius Aurelius Cotta in 252 BC. From then to ...

, 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 Dona Aurelia Correia (d. circa 1875), also known as Mae Aurelia, Mame Correia Aurelia and Madame Oralia, was a Euro-African '' nhara'' slave trader.Philip J. Havik, Silences and Soundbites: The Gendered Dynamics of Trade and Brokerage in the ...' ...

, African slave trader * Aurelia Cotta (120 BC – 54 BC), mother of Julius Caesar *

Aurelia Paulina Aurelia Paulina was a local prominent noblewoman in Anatolia who lived in the 2nd century and perhaps in the 3rd century in the Roman Empire. She was a contemporary to the rule of Roman Emperor Commodus (reigned 180–192) and the Severan dynasty. ...

, 2nd century noblewoman * Aurelia of Strasbourg, 4th century saint *

Aurelia of Regensburg Saint Aurelia of Regensburg (died 1027), also known as Aurelia of Ratisbon, is an 11th-century Roman Catholic German saint. Life According to local tradition, Aurelia was a daughter of Hugh Capet, the first King of the Franks. She fled, disguised ...

(died 1027), Roman Catholic saint

Modern (from 20th century)

Aurelia Brădeanu Aurelia Brădeanu (née Stoica; born 5 May 1979) is a Romanian handballer who last played for CSM Bucharest (women's handball), CSM Bucharest. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and at t ...

(born 1979), Romanian handballer *

Aurelia E. Brazeal Aurelia Erskine Brazeal (born 1943) is a retired American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, United States Ambassador to Kenya and United States Ambassador to Ethiopia. Early life and education ...

(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 Erik Courtney (born December 2, 1973) is an American filmmaker and visual FX artist for TV shows including ''Star Trek: Picard'' and films including The Tourist. He holds an IMAX patent. In 2015, he appeared on season 2 of the Bravo (U.S. TV netw ...

* 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 Aurelia Isabel Henry Reinhardt (April 1, 1877 – January 28, 1948) was an American educator, activist, and prominent member and leader of numerous organizations. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berk ...

(1877–1948), American educator * Aurélia de Souza (1867–1922), Portuguese painter * Aurelia Tizón (1902–1938), first wife of Argentine president Juan Perón * Aurelia Trywiańska (born 1976), Polish hurdler

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Modern (from 20th century)

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