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Latin Girl Names That Mean Gold

If you're hunting through Latin girl names that mean gold, you'll notice fast that almost all of them trace back to one small, stubborn word: aureus.

Names43
OriginLatin
MeaningGold
GenderGirl

Latin gave English the word 'gold' by way of aureus, and that single root branches out into nearly every name on this page. Aurelia is the clearest, oldest version of it — a name Roman families actually used, later worn by empresses. Everything else here is some kind of variation, echo, or borrowing off that same idea.

What's interesting is how differently the root gets dressed up. Some names keep it plain and Latin, like Aurea. Others run it through French, Spanish, or invented spellings until it barely resembles the original — but the gold is still in there if you know where to look.

Why so many Latin girl names that mean gold sound alike

Once you know aureus is the seed word, the family resemblance across this list stops being a coincidence. Aurelia, Aurelie (its French form), Aurea, and Auria all sit close to the Latin root itself, while Auriella and Aurielle graft on romantic endings — the '-ella' of Isabella, the '-elle' of Gabrielle — to make something that sounds newer without losing the gold underneath. Auri and Aurie shrink it down further, working equally well as nicknames for Aurelia or as names on their own.

The outliers worth knowing

Not everything here comes from that same Latin seed, and that's worth knowing before you fall in love with a sound. Marigold gets to 'gold' through English flower-naming and Marian devotion, not Latin roots. Nubia carries its gold through geography, as the name of the ancient Nile kingdom. Paz means 'peace' in Spanish and 'gold' in Hebrew — a genuine two-language coincidence. Orianna leans toward 'dawn' as much as gold. Each belongs on this page, just not on the Latin branch.

Names List

Aurelia#290 in the U.S.Golden; the golden onePronounced aw-REE-lee-uh▶Marigold#590 in the U.S.From the flower name, itself combining Mary (the Virgin Mary) and gold, referring to the golden-yellow flPronounced MAIR-ih-gohld▶Auriella#3014 in the U.S.Modern created name from Latin aurum (gold) + -ella (diminutive suffix); 'little golden one' or 'golden lPronounced or-ee-EL-ah▶Auri#3270 in the U.S.Golden; associated with Latin aurum, 'gold', and used as a short form of Aurora and AureliaPronounced AW-ree▶Aurielle#3334 in the U.S.Golden; French-styled elaboration of Auriel and Aurelia, from Latin aureus, 'golden'Pronounced or-ee-EL▶Orilla#3703 in the U.S.Orilla is an early twentieth-century American name of uncertain build. It may be a trimmed form of AurillPronounced oh-RIL-uh▶Auria#3957 in the U.S.From Latin aurum/aurea, 'gold, golden' — a medieval saint's name in the Aurelia familyPronounced OR-ee-ah▶Nubia#4256 in the U.S.From Nubia — the ancient kingdom along the Nile (Sudan/Egypt); possibly from Egyptian nub, 'gold'Pronounced NOO-bee-ah▶Aurelie#4473 in the U.S.French form of Aurelia — from Latin aureus, 'golden'Pronounced oh-ray-LEE▶Orianna#4618 in the U.S.Double-n elaboration of Oriana — possibly from Latin aurum, 'gold' (golden), or oriri, 'to rise, dawn'; rPronounced or-ee-AH-nah▶Orella#4830 in the U.S.Orella is best read as an early-twentieth-century variant of Orelia or Aurelia, from the Latin aureus, 'gPronounced oh-REL-uh▶Aurea#5442 in the U.S.From Latin aurea, 'golden' (the feminine of aureus, from aurum, 'gold')Pronounced OR-ee-ah▶Aurie#5956 in the U.S.A pet form of Aurora ('dawn') or Aurelia ('golden') — from Latin aurum, 'gold', and aurora, 'dawn'; routePronounced OR-ee▶Aurilla#6009 in the U.S.Aurilla is a nineteenth-century American folk form of Aurelia, the Roman family name from the Latin aureuPronounced aw-RIL-uh▶Paz#6084 in the U.S.From Spanish paz, 'peace' (from Latin pax); also Hebrew paz, 'gold, fine gold'; routes layeredPronounced PAHSS▶Oral#6303 in the U.S.Oral, as a girl's name, is most plausibly an elaboration of Ora - from Latin roots meaning 'prayer' (as iPronounced OR-ul▶Arnika#6641 in the U.S.A spelling of Arnica — the golden mountain flower long used as a healing herb (of uncertain ultimate origPronounced ar-NEE-kah▶Auriel#6644 in the U.S.A spelling of Auriel/Oriel — from Latin aureus, 'golden'; also linked to an angelic name (Auriel/Uriel, 'Pronounced OR-ee-el▶Taunia#7248 in the U.S.Taunia is a spelling that blends Tawnya and Tania. As a form of Tania it is a short form of Antonia, fromPronounced TAWN-yuh▶Aury#7993 in the U.S.A short form of Aurora ('dawn') and Aurelia ('golden'), from the Latin aurum, 'gold', and aurora, 'dawn';Pronounced OR-ee▶Arelia#8468 in the U.S.A form of Aurelia — from the Latin aurum, 'gold', hence 'golden'; also read as an Ar-+-elia coinage; routPronounced ah-REH-lee-ah▶Aurellia#8483 in the U.S.A spelling of Aurelia — from the Latin aurum, 'gold', hence 'golden; the golden one'Pronounced aw-REL-ee-ah▶Orielle#8836 in the U.S.A modern name echoing Latin aurum ('gold') and the Oriel/Muriel family, read loosely as 'golden.' As a coPronounced or-ee-EL▶Auriela#8986 in the U.S.A form of Auriella/Aurelia — from the Latin aureus, 'golden'Pronounced or-ee-EL-ah▶Rosaura#9411 in the U.S.A compound name — Rosa ('a rose') joined with aura ('gold; a breeze/glow', Latin), hence 'a golden rose';Pronounced roh-SOW-rah▶Flavia#9755 in the U.S.From the Latin Flavius — flavus, 'golden; yellow/blond', hence 'golden; yellow-haired'; a Roman clan namePronounced FLAH-vee-ah▶Aureli#11192 in the U.S.From the Latin aureus, 'golden' — a short form of the Aurelia/Aurelius family, 'the golden one.' Warm andPronounced aw-REH-lee▶Aureya#11193 in the U.S.A modern name near the Latin aureus/Aurelia, 'golden,' and the airy Aura; by those routes it reads 'goldePronounced aw-REY-ah▶Auriana#11194 in the U.S.From the Latin aureus, 'golden,' in the Aurelia/Aria family with a flowing -ana ending. 'The golden one';Pronounced aw-ree-AH-nah▶Oralee#11399 in the U.S.Oralee is a made compound, joining Ora - a short name variously tied to Latin 'ora', prayer, or 'aurum', Pronounced OR-uh-lee▶Cressie#11676 in the U.S.Cressie is an affectionate short form drawn from Cressida, a name from the medieval Troilus story ultimatPronounced KRES-ee▶Oriane#11855 in the U.S.Oriane is a French name from the Latin aurum ('gold') or oriens ('dawn; rising sun'), linked to the mediePronounced or-ee-AHN▶Auraelia#13635 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Aurelia, the feminine of the Roman family name Aurelius, from Latin aureus, 'golden'Pronounced aw-RAY-lee-uh▶Aureliah#13636 in the U.S.An h-ending spelling of Aurelia, feminine of the Roman family name Aurelius, from Latin aureus, 'golden'.Pronounced aw-REE-lee-uh▶Oralia#14794 in the U.S.A Spanish form of Aurelia, from the Latin aurum, 'gold' — so 'golden; of gold'. Aurelius was a Roman famiPronounced oh-RAH-lee-uh▶Oria#14795 in the U.S.Usually read from the Latin aurum, 'gold' — Oria being an old Spanish and Italian form of Auria, and a shPronounced OR-ee-uh▶Orabelle#14854 in the U.S.Orabelle joins Ora, a name linked to the Latin 'aurum' (gold) or 'orare' (to pray), with the French 'bellPronounced OR-uh-bell▶Rutila#14896 in the U.S.From the Latin rutilus, 'reddish, glowing red-gold' — the colour of firelight or red hair. Rutilus was a Pronounced roo-TEE-lah▶Aureliana#15553 in the U.S.From the Latin aureus, 'golden' — a flowing feminine of Aurelian/Aurelius, the Roman family name. StatelyPronounced aw-rel-ee-AH-nah▶Aurianna#15554 in the U.S.Aurianna reads as a modern elaboration blending the Latin aurum, 'gold' (as in golden Auria/Aurora), withPronounced or-ee-AH-nuh▶Orelia#16985 in the U.S.Orelia reads most naturally as a trimmed form of Aurelia, from the Roman family name Aurelius and the LatPronounced oh-REL-ee-uh▶Topacio#18989 in the U.S.Topacio is the Spanish word for topaz, the golden gemstone, used as a girls' name in the tradition of jewPronounced toh-PAH-see-oh▶OriellaA modern name echoing Latin aurum ('gold') and the Oriel/Muriel family; read loosely as 'golden' or 'littPronounced or-ee-EL-ah▶

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Frequently Asked

What is the most traditional Latin girl name that means gold?

Aurelia is the most historically grounded choice — an actual Roman name, not a modern invention, and the root behind most of the others on this list.

Are Auri and Aurie the same name?

They're close cousins rather than twins. Both work as nicknames for Aurelia or Aurora, and both can stand alone, but they're listed and spelled separately.

Is Marigold a Latin name?

No — Marigold is English, from 'Mary's gold,' tied to the flower and medieval devotion to the Virgin Mary, not to the Latin aureus root.

Which name on this list is rising fastest right now?

Aurelia sits highest overall at #290 and is still rising, while Marigold, Aurelie, Aurie, and Paz are also trending upward.