Aurora
Say uh-ROR-uh, stressing ROR, which sounds like roar.
English
Phonetic notation
/ə.ˈɹɔɹ.ə/
Dawn in Latin and Roman myth. Aurora means “dawn” in Latin. In Roman mythology, Aurora is also the goddess of dawn.1
Aurora in English
uh-ROR-uh, with “roar” in the middle.
The French form Aurore
Aurore is the French form, with the final e in place of Aurora’s a.
- AuroreAurore is a variant of Aurora.
Sources
- Etymonline: aurora, etymonline.com (opens in a new tab)
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