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Aura.

a municipality of Southwest Finland, near Turku

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɑu̯rɑ/[ˈɑ̝u̯rɑ̝]
  1. a municipality of Southwest Finland, near Turku

  2. synonym of Aurajoki (“River Aura”): a river in southwestern Finland, flowing through Turku and discharging into the Archipelago Sea

Where this word comes from

The municipality is named after the river, probably from Old Swedish āþra (thus doublet of Eura).

name/ˈɑu̯rɑ/[ˈɑ̝u̯rɑ̝]
  1. synonym of Otava (“The Plough, Big Dipper”)

Where this word comes from

< aura (“plough, plow”)

name/ˈɑu̯rɑ/[ˈɑ̝u̯rɑ̝]
  1. a female given name from Latin

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Where this word comes from

Shortened from Aurora.

name/ˈɑu̯rɑ/[ˈɑ̝u̯rɑ̝]
  1. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

Possibly from the same origin as the river (Aura, etymology 1) or from aura (“plough/plow”) as an occupational surname.

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