The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Latin, meaning “golden” or “gilded”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Aurel, Aurelio, Orel, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Aurelius Victor XV, previously the sovereign of Pumpernickel, where Amelia, Dobbin, Jos, and Georgy visit for a while on their Grand Tour, in Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray (published in 1847-48, but set in the 1810s-20s).

Tagged: 1810s, 1820s, 1840s, A, English, Latin

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  August 5, 2014 at 8:16 am

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  November 15, 2014 at 2:29 am

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