Aurelia

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly. archaic
Proper Noun
  1. 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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