Arora: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Arora – Origin: Surname (Sindhi/Punjabi Arora caste, named for the ancient city of Aror) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: uh-ROR-uh


Arora is a Surname (Sindhi/Punjabi Arora caste, named for the ancient city of Aror) girl's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Arora

Origin: Surname (Sindhi/Punjabi Arora caste, named for the ancient city of Aror).

A common claim: Thought to be a spelling variant of Aurora, meaning "dawn" Actually: The 'dawn' meaning belongs to Aurora, not Arora. Wiktionary records Arora as a Punjabi/Sindhi surname tied to the city of Aror, with no meaning of its own.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Arora

Phonetic: uh-ROR-uh   IPA: /əˈrɔːrə/

Popularity of Arora

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1995–2024.

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