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Meaning of the nameAura

Aura is a feminine name of Latin origin, coming from Greek, that means 'breeze, light breeze'.

Meaning

“breeze, light breeze”

Source: Aulete Digital: aura · Behind the Name: Aura

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People (2022)
1,998
Rank in Brazil
#5,121
Median age
62 years
2010 Census
2,055
people

Aura in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Aura, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (440 people).

1,982 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Aura is most common

States with the highest share of people named Aura in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  2. Bahia 0.002%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3480.001%
Rio Grande do Sul3050.003%
Bahia2540.002%
Minas Gerais1910.001%
Rio de Janeiro1260.001%
Paraná870.001%
Santa Catarina690.001%
Pará630.001%
Goiás550.001%
Maranhão530.001%
Pernambuco520.001%
Roraima440.007%
Ceará400.001%
Amazonas390.001%
Mato Grosso320.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul310.001%
Espírito Santo290.001%
Alagoas290.001%
Distrito Federal270.001%
Paraíba260.001%
Piauí260.001%
Rio Grande do Norte240.001%
Rondônia170.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Aura

Aura is also a word in the Portuguese language that the Aulete dictionary derives from Greek áura, through Latin aura, with the literal sense of light breeze or breeze. Behind the Name traces the name Aura, used in English, Italian, Spanish and Finnish, to Latin and to Greek αὔρα, 'breeze'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,998 people named Aura, with a median age of 62. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. There are people with this name born in every decade, from before 1940 to 2020 to 2022.

Sources

  1. Aulete Digital: aura · aulete.com.br · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Aura · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Aura

What does the name Aura mean?

Aura means “breeze, light breeze”, according to Aulete Digital and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Aura in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,998 people with the first name Aura, which ranks it number 5,121 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Aura a boy's or a girl's name?

Aura is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,982 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Aura?

Aura is a name of Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Aura most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Aura (305 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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