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    Auriana

    aw-ree-AH-nah

    Latin
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Golden; Dawn; Radiant light
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Auriana does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Golden; Dawn; Radiant light", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Auriana.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Auriana rises as the dayspring — tender mercy visiting, light given to darkness, the golden dawn who brings morning joy after night's weeping.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Luke 1:78-79

      "Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

    • Psalm 30:5

      "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."

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