Meanings
proper noun
- A male given name from Latin; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.
Would the name Marcus Aurelius have meant anything to him? In all probability, he would have thought it a fancy name for a black slave.
1992, Anne Rice, The Tale of the Body Thief, Arrow Books, →ISBN, page 169
Origin
- LatinAurēlius
- EnglishAurelius
From Latin Aurēlius.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Αὐρήλιος
- Αὐρήλιος (Aurḗlios)male given name
Bulgarian Авре́лий
- Авре́лий (Avrélij)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 奧雷利歐 /奥雷利欧
- 奧雷利歐 /奥雷利欧 (Àoléilì'ōu)male given name
Esperanto Aŭrelio
- Aŭreliomale given name
French Aurèle
- Aurèlemale given name
German Aurelius
- Aureliusmale given name
Greek Αυρήλιος
- Αυρήλιος (Avrílios)male given name
Irish Áiréilias
- Áiréiliasmale given name
Italian Aurelio
- Aureliomale given name
Japanese アウレリウス
- アウレリウスmale given name
Korean 아우렐리우스
- 아우렐리우스 (Aurelliuseu)male given name
Latin Aurēlius
- Aurēliusmale given name
Polish Aureli, Aureliusz
- Aurelimale given name
- Aureliuszmale given name
Portuguese Aurélio
- Auréliomale given name
Romanian Aureliu
- Aureliumale given name
Russian Авре́лий
- Авре́лий (Avrélij)male given name
Spanish Aurelio
- Aureliomale given name
Ukrainian Авре́лій
- Авре́лій (Avrélij)male given name
Cite this entry
APA
Aurelius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aurelius
MLA
“Aurelius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aurelius. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aurelius,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aurelius.
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