Avrelian

Avrelian (Russian: Аврелиа́н) is an old and rare 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]

References

Notes

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

Sources

• 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