Aurelia
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly. archaic
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Latin.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin Aurēlia, the feminine form of the Roman gens name Aurēlius, from aureus (“golden”).
Etymology 2
From Italian aurelia (“chrysalis”), from Latin aureus (“golden”).
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