Entry № 715 · Latin origin

Aurea Aurea — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ OW-reh-ah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Latin

Meaning

"Golden (Roman virgin-martyr)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Latin)

The meaning

A name that means "golden (roman virgin-martyr)".

Aurea is the Latin feminine of aureus (golden). Saint Aurea of Ostia (d. 270) was the Roman virgin-martyr drowned with a stone tied around her neck under Emperor Aurelian — patron saint of Ostia.

Also Saint Aurea of San Millán, Spanish hermit-saint, subject of Gonzalo de Berceo's medieval poem.

Golden. The Roman martyr drowned with a stone around her neck.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Aurea

Transliteration: Aurea
Pronunciation: / ˈɔː.ri.ə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Aurea stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Aurea · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Aureas before her.

Real people

Saint Aurea of Ostia

Roman virgin-martyr.

d. 270

Saint Aurea of San Millán

Spanish hermit-saint.

1043 – 1070

In fiction

Aurea

Subject of Berceo's poem.

13th c.

Names connected to Aurea.

Numerology

The number behind Aurea.

The Nurturer

Aurea reduces to six — the number of golden martyr.

Parents on Aurea

Why families chose this name.

"Golden martyr. Five letters. Aurea."

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