aurelia

¹ American  

[aw-ree-lee-uh, aw-reel-yuh] / ɔˈri li ə, ɔˈril yə /

noun

1. moon jellyfish.

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Aurelia ² American  

[aw-reel-yuh] / ɔˈril yə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of aurelia

Borrowed into English from New Latin around 1590–1600

Example Sentences

We made up silly names for all the birds that came through: the Greater Eastern Yellow-bellied Pointy-beak, Queen Aurelia’s Peeping Cheepy-cheep.

From Literature

That is what 12-year-old Aurelia - who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair - told politicians at Stormont about her fight to get a place in a post-primary school.

From BBC

The chairman of the Education Committee, Alliance MLA Nick Mathison, was one of the politicians who met Aurelia at Stormont.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC