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Aurora

English translation/equivalent: Dawn

Origin: Derived from the Latin word aurora, of Indo-European origin, meaning "luminous, dazzling." Adopted in the Medieval Ages as a commom name, meaning "as beautiful and luminous as the dawn."

Name Day/Onomastico: October 20—in memory of St. Aurora.

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