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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- Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
- [1] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9
- [2] А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5