Avrelian (Russian: Аврелиа́н) is an old and uncommon Russian male first name.[1] The name is derived from either Latin Aurelius (a Roman gens), itself derived from the Latin word aureolus, meaning golden, or from the adjective Aurelianus.[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 (Russian: Авре́ля), Relya (Russian: Ре́ля), and Ava (Russian: А́ва).
The patronymics derived from "Avrelian" are "Russian: Аврелиа́нович" (Avrelianovich; masculine) and "Russian: Аврелиа́новна" (Avrelianovna; feminine).