Avrely

Avrely (Russian: Авре́лий) is an old and rare Russian male first name.^[1] Its feminine version is Avreliya.^[1] The name is derived from Latin Aurelius (a Roman gens), itself derived from either the Latin word aurum, meaning gold, or the combination of the Latin word aureus/aureoeus (meaning golden) and the Greek word hēlios, meaning Sun.^[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 "Avrely" are "Авре́лиевич" (Avreliyevich), "Авре́льевич" (Avrelyevich; both masculine); and "Авре́лиевна" (Avreliyevna), "Авре́льевна" (Avrelyevna; both feminine).^[1]

See also

• Avrelian

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