Avrely (Russian: Авре́лий) is an old and rare Russian male first name.[1] Its feminine version is Avreliya. The name is derived from Latin Aurelius (a Roman gens), itself derived from either the Latin word Latin: aurum (gold), or the combination of the Latin words Latin: aureus or Latin: aureoeus (golden) and the Greek word Greek, Modern (1453-);: hēlios, meaning sun.[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 "Avrely" are "Russian: Авре́лиевич" (Avreliyevich), "Russian: Авре́льевич" (Avrelyevich; both masculine); and "Russian: Авре́лиевна" (Avreliyevna), "Russian: Авре́льевна" (Avrelyevna; both feminine).