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aurora¹

  • /əˈɹɔː.ɹə/ UK
  • /ɔːˈɹɔː.ɹə/ UK
  • /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/ US
  • /ɔˈɹɔɹ.ə/ US

Rhymes with -ɔːɹə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos.

noun auroras · aurorae

  1. An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively. On the evening of our arrival at Muka I observed what appeared like a display of Aurora Borealis, though I could hardly believe that this was possible at a point a little south of the equator. The night was clear and calm, and the northern sky presented a diffused light, with a constant succession o

    Similar: chasma, polar light

  2. The Roman goddess of the dawn, equivalent to the Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).
  3. The dawn or early morning light itself; the first light of day.

    Similar: dawn, daybreak, sunrise

Aurora²

  • /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/ US
  • /əˈɹɔːɹ.ə/ UK
  • /ʔaʊ̯ˈɾo.ɾɐ/ Philippines

Where it comes from

Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines.

proper noun

  1. Roman Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol. As faire Aurora in her purple pall, / Out of the East the dawning day doth call […]
  2. A female given name from Latin, in regular use since the 19th century. How will they know! Why, my name is all over them: my silly, unhappy name. Oh, if I had only been christened Mary Jane, or Gladys, Muriel, or Beatrice, or Francesca, or Guinevere, or something quite common. But Aurora! Aurora! I'm the only Aurora in London; and everybody knows it. I believe I'm the
  3. 94 Aurora, a main belt asteroid.
  4. the Russian cruiser Aurora, a cruiser of Soviet Navy.
  5. poetic the dawn
  6. A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess.
  7. A town in the Western Cape, South Africa; named for the goddess.
  8. A town in Suriname.
  9. A province of Central Luzon, Philippines; named after First Lady Aurora Quezon. Capital: Baler.
  10. A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
  11. A historical district of Turin, Italy.
  12. A municipality of Ceará.
  13. A municipality of Santa Catarina.
  14. A municipality of Isabela.
  15. A municipality of Zamboanga del Sur; named after Aurora Quezon.
  16. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
  17. An unincorporated community in California.
  18. A large city in Arapahoe County, Adams County and Douglas County, Colorado; named for the goddess. “Based on our initial investigative work, we believe reports of TdA influence in Aurora are isolated, police said in an August 28 statement.
  19. A city mainly in DuPage County and Kane County, Illinois, and suburb of Chicago; named for the goddess.
  20. A city in Indiana; named for the goddess.
  21. A city in Iowa; named for the village of East Aurora, New York.
  22. A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.
  23. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  24. A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
  25. A rural town in Hancock County, Maine; named for the goddess.
  26. A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
  27. A city in Missouri; named for the goddess.
  28. A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Nebraska; named for the city in Illinois.
  29. A ghost town in Nevada; named for the goddess.
  30. A village in the town of Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York.
  31. A town in Erie County, New York.
  32. A town in North Carolina.
  33. A city in Ohio.
  34. A city in Oregon; named for the daughter of the founder, Prussian-American mystic William Keil.
  35. A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois.
  36. A city in Texas.
  37. A city in Utah; named for the aurora borealis seen in the area.
  38. A census-designated place in West Virginia.
  39. A town in Florence County, Wisconsin.
  40. A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
  41. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
  42. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin.
  43. A ghost town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
  44. historical Maewo (an island of Vanuatu).
  45. historical Makatea (an island of French Polynesia).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sunrise, sunup, first light, cockcrow, dayspring, dawning, daybreak, dawn, morning, dayside, morn, aircraft, ramona, aurore, morningtide, airglow

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noun atmospheric phenomenon

Españolaurora
한국어극광 geukgwang, 오로라 orora
日本語極光 kyokukō, オーロラ ōrora
中文極光 /极光 jíguāng
Portuguêsaurora
Françaisaurore boréale
DeutschPolarlicht
Ελληνικάσέλας sélas
Românăauroră polară
Русскийполя́рное сия́ние poljárnoje sijánije, се́верное сия́ние sévernoje sijánije
Tiếng Việtcực quang
العربيةشَفَق قُطْبِيّ šafaq quṭbiyy
עבריתזֹהַר הַקֹּטֶב zóhar haqótev

name Roman goddess of dawn

EspañolAurora
한국어아우로라
日本語アウローラ Aurōra, アウロラ
中文奧羅拉 /奥罗拉 Àoluólā, 歐若拉 /欧若拉 Ōuruòlā
FrançaisAurore
DeutschAurora
РусскийАвро́ра Avróra

name female given name

EspañolAurora
한국어오로라 Orora
中文奧羅拉 /奥罗拉 Àoluólā, 歐若拉 /欧若拉 Ōuruòlā
PortuguêsAurora
FrançaisAurore
ItalianoAurora
RomânăAurora
РусскийАвро́ра Avróra

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@misc{aurora_2026,
  title = {aurora},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aurora},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}