Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Aurore is a variant of Aurora. An origin associated with Aurora is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Aurore is a variant of Aurora. The history of Aurora gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Aurora is associated with the goddess of the dawn.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Aurore through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 693
- 0 boys · 693 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1914. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 409 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aurore’s family of names
Aurore developed from Aurora. In French usage, Aurore has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Αυγή. In German usage, Aurore has a related form in Aurora.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aurore has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aurore
- Aurore ClémentFrench actressborn 1945
- Aurore Mimosa MunyangajuRwandan businesswoman and government minister
- Aurore MongelFrench swimmerborn 1982
- Aurore JeanFrench cross-country skierborn 1985
- Aurore LalucqFrench politicianborn 1979
- Aurore GagnonCanadian child abuse victim1909–1920
- Aurore BergéFrench politicianborn 1986
- Aurore AuteuilFrench actressborn 1981
- Aurore MartinBasque politicianborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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