aurelia

¹

[aw-ree-lee-uh, aw-reel-yuh]

noun

1. moon jellyfish.

Aurelia

²

[aw-reel-yuh]

noun

1. a first name: from Latin Aurelianus, a family name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aurelia¹

Borrowed into English from New Latin around 1590–1600

Example Sentences

While Aurelia is now happy in school, the scars of the fight to get a place, where an accessible toilet could be provided, remain.

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Aurelia was invited to Stormont to tell MLAs on the Education Committee about her experiences.

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"Aurelia missed four months of school and then obviously when she started later you don't have friends when everyone starts their first year of secondary school," he said.

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But Rachel Hogan from the Children's Law Centre, who provided advice and help for Aurelia and her family, said more changes were still needed.

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"Aurelia is a remarkable young woman, she is very articulate and very insightful," she said.

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