Aurelius (Roman family name)

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Aurelius is a prominent ancient Roman family name (nomen) most famously borne by the emperor Marcus Aurelius and associated with several notable figures of the Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman family name
ancient Roman nomen
associatedWith gens Aurelia
linked to: Aurelia
category Ancient Roman nomina
Latin-language surnames
etymologyDerivedFrom Latin adjective aureus
etymologyMeaning golden
feminineCounterpartOf Aurelia
gender masculine nomen
hasCognomenForm Aurelianus
linked to: Aurelian
hasFeminineForm Aurelia
hasModernLegacy source of modern given name Aurelio
source of modern surname Aurelius
hasPraenomenExamples Gaius Aurelius
Lucius Aurelius
linked to: Gaius Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius
historicalPeriod Roman Empire
Roman Republic
language Latin
nameType nomen gentilicium
nomenBelongsTo plebeian gens
notableBearer Aurelius Augustinus (Augustine of Hippo)
linked to: Augustine of Hippo

Aurelius Cotta
Aurelius Symmachus
Aurelius Victor
Lucius Verus (Lucius Aurelius Verus)
linked to: Lucius Verus

Marcus Aurelius
partOf Roman naming convention
regionOfUse Italian peninsula
Roman provinces
relatedName Aurelia
Aurelian
Aurelianus
spellingVariant Aurelius (classical Latin orthography)
usedAs family identifier in Roman tria nomina system
usedBySocialClass Roman citizens
usedIn ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Pons Aurelius namedAfter Aurelius (Roman family name)
Aurelius spellingVariant Aurelius (classical Latin orthography)
subject linked to: Aurelius (Roman family name)
linked to: Aurelius (Roman family name)