Aureliusz
Latin at root, from a name meaning "golden". A rare one in Poland, given to only a handful of boys each year, but the count has been climbing lately: more arrived last year than in most years before.
Aureliusz Pronunciation
Aureliusz is pronounced ah-oo-REL-yoosh (/auˈrɛljuʂ/).
What Aureliusz means
Where Aureliusz comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Aureliusz descends from Latin. Its root is aureus, meaning golden, the same word that named a Roman gold coin and the gens Aurelia, the family into which the emperor Marcus Aurelius was born. The name arrives already tied to metal and light, and its short meaning stays near that source: golden, złoty in Polish.
The most famous bearer of the older form is that emperor, whose Stoic notebook is still read under the title Meditations. A boy called Aureliusz shares his root with a philosopher on the throne, though the Polish spelling, with its -usz ending in place of Latin -us, belongs to a later century.
On a school register the name stands out for its length and its Roman sound. It has an imieniny like any other. And it still means what its root meant: golden, złoty.
When Aureliusz celebrates name day
Aureliusz appears 9 times in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 26 April.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
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in 228 days26 AprilMonday in 2027
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in 273 days10 JuneThursday in 2027
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in 313 days20 JulyTuesday in 2027
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in 320 days27 JulyTuesday in 2027
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in 364 days9 SeptemberThursday in 2027
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in 3 days13 SeptemberSunday in 2026
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in 40 days20 OctoberTuesday in 2026
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in 63 days12 NovemberThursday in 2026
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in 67 days16 NovemberMonday in 2026
How many people are named Aureliusz
1 in 29813 men in Poland is named Aureliusz. 716 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1103 among male names.
Aureliusz's popularity over time
16 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #569 among newborns. It is making a comeback after a low in 2011.
Where Aureliusz is most popular
Aureliusz is most popular in Opole, 360% above the national average (5 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Masovian (+103%) and Lubusz (+71%). It is least common in Silesian and Łódź, 63% and 33% below average respectively.
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Opole5 boys born+360%
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Masovian17 boys born+103%
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Lubusz2 boys born+71%
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Greater Poland6 boys born+18%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian3 boys born+16%
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Pomeranian4 boys born+15%
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Lesser Poland6 boys born+12%
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West Pomeranian2 boys born0%
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Lublin2 boys born−17%
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Łódź2 boys born−33%
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Silesian2 boys born−63%
Aureliusz as a middle name
Aureliusz is a first name for 716 men in Poland and a middle name for another 760, a 49/51 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 259th, between Patrycjusz (761) and Jeremiasz (760).
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#257 Oliwer763
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#258 Patrycjusz761
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#259 Aureliusz760
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#260 Jeremiasz760
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#261 Ginter756