Aurélie (or its variants Aurelie or Aurelia) is a feminine name primarily occurring in

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, deriving from the Latin

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 the ...

(golden) family. The masculine forms are

Aurèle Aurèle is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Aurèle Audet (1920–2015), member of the National Assembly of Quebec *Aurèle Cardinal, Quebec architect, urban planner, and academic *Aurèle Chartrand (1903–1975), Ontario barri ...

and Aurélien. The name was historically popular in

, and is currently seeing a resurgence across Europe. The name is sometimes also given outside of France, especially in

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern ...

countries and the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. In some cases, the accent aigu on the first e is dropped (''Aurelie''), and occasionally the final e is replaced with an a (''Aurelia''), especially in

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

and

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. Common nicknames include ''Rory'', ''Arie'', and ''Aurie''. People with the given name include: *

Aurélie Amblard Aurélie Amblard is a French actress, who works both in France and in the UK. Straight after her master's degree in performing arts, she decided to create her own theatre company in the South of France, and soon started a career in film and telev ...

, 21st century French actress * Aurélie Bailon (born 1987), French rugby union player *

Aurélie Claudel Aurélie Claudel (born 7 August 1980) is a French model and actress. Biography Claudel has been featured on the covers and as well as inside pages of a variety of high-fashion magazines including ''Vogue'' (American, Italian, French, German, S ...

(born 1980), French model *

Aurélie Dupont Aurélie Dupont (born 15 January 1973 in Paris) is a French ballet dancer who performed with the Paris Opera Ballet as an '' Étoile''. She began her career in dance in 1983 when she entered the Paris Opera Ballet School (''L’École de danse de ...

(born 1973), French ballet dancer *

Aurélie Filippetti Aurélie Filippetti ( ; born 17 June 1973) is a French politician and novelist. She served as French Minister of Culture and Communications from 2012 until 2014, first in the government of Jean-Marc Ayrault and then in the government of Man ...

(born 1973), member of the National Assembly of France *

Aurélie Froment Aurélie Froment (born 7 August 1987) is a French boxer and kickboxer. She is the current ISKA world super-featherweight freestyle and world lightweight K-1 champion. She is the former ISKA European super-featherweight freestyle champion, and f ...

(born 1987), French boxer *

Aurélie Gagnet Aurélie Gagnet (born 30 December 1994) is a French footballer who plays as a full-back for FC Nantes. International career Gagnet has represented France at youth level. References 1994 births Living people People from Dreux Women's as ...

(born 1994), French footballer *

Aurélie Groizeleau Aurélie Groizeleau (born 27 February 1989) is a French rugby union referee and former player, who has officiated at international level since 2018. As a player, she made five appearances for the France women's national rugby union team and fiv ...

(born 1989), French rugby union referee and former player *

Aurélie Marie Augustine Razafinjato Aurélie Marie Augustine Razafinjato is a Malagasy politician. A member of the National Assembly of Madagascar, she was elected as an independent; she represents the constituency of Vohibato (district). In March 2019 she had been The Secretary ...

, Malagasy politician *

Aurélie Nemours Aurelie Nemours (29 October 1910 – 27 January 2005) was a French painter who made abstract geometrical paintings and was highly influenced by De Stijl, or neoplasticism. Biography Aurelie Nemours was born 29 October 1910 in Paris, France. ...

(1910–2005), Parisian painter *

Aurélie Neyret Aurélie Neyret (pen name, Clo; born 24 May 1983) is a French illustrator and cartoonist of ''bande dessinée''. Biography Neyret took courses at the École Émile-Cohl before training as an autodidact. She collaborated with the press, especial ...

(born 1983), French illustrator and cartoonist *

Aurélie Rivard Aurélie Rivard (born May 14, 1996) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer. (search for "Rivard") After winning three Paralympics gold medals, claiming a silver Paralympic medal and setting two World Records and a Paralympic Record at the 2016 Summer ...

(born 1996), Canadian swimmer *

Aurelie Sheehan Aurelie Sheehan (June 16, 1963 – August 4, 2023) was an American novelist and short story writer. Biography Sheehan was born in Verdun, France, while her parents were stationed there as part of her father's service in the United States Army. He ...

, American novelist and short story writer *

Aurelie Thiele Aurelie or Aurélie Thiele is a French engineering and decision-making professor. She is an associate professor in the engineering management and information and systems department at the Lyle School of Engineering of Southern Methodist University ...

, French engineer *

Aurélie Tran Aurélie Tran (born May 25, 2006) is a Canadian artistic gymnast. She represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Additionally she was a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2023 Pan American Championships. Early life and ed ...

(born 1996), Canadian artistic gymnast *

Aurélie Trouvé Aurélie Trouvé (born 20 September 1979) is a French politician and anti-globalization activist. She was co-president of the Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions and for Citizens' Action (Attac) from 2006 to 2012, then spokesp ...

(born 1979), French politician

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