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Aurora

Meaning

Means "dawn", "first light".

Origin and History

  • · From Latin aurora, "dawn". In Roman mythology, Aurora is the goddess of dawn, equivalent to the Greek Eos.
  • · It also names the natural phenomenon of the aurora borealis, visible at latitudes close to the poles.

Traits and personality

In Pythagorean numerology, A, J and S are initials of the number 1: it's read as a pioneering, innovative temperament, oriented toward its own goals more than a group's. This is a numerology reading, not an exact science — character is shaped by life, not by a name.

Initial
A
Syllables
3

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