Avrelian

Avrelian (Russian: Аврелиа́н) is an old and uncommon Russian male first name.[1] The name is derived from either Latin Aurelius (a Roman gens), itself derived from the Latin word aureolus, meaning golden,[1] or from the adjective Aurelianus.[2]

The name was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century.[3] In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars, which included the new and often artificially created names, although in this case the name was simply re-introduced.[4]

Its diminutives include Avrelya (Авре́ля), Relya (Ре́ля), and Ava (А́ва).[1]

The patronymics derived from "Avrelian" are "Аврелиа́нович" (Avrelianovich; masculine) and "Аврелиа́новна" (Avrelianovna; feminine).[1]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Petrovsky, p. 36
  2. Superanskaya [1], p. 23
  3. Superanskaya [2], pp. 23 and 33
  4. Superanskaya [2], pp. 22 and 33

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