Aurora

Aurora is a Latin name meaning 'dawn,' borne by the Roman goddess of the morning who rode her chariot across the sky to announce the coming of the sun. The name has been used since antiquity and regained enormous modern popularity through Disney's Sleeping Beauty (where Aurora is the princess's name) and the natural phenomenon of the aurora borealis (northern lights). It carries a sense of magical beginnings and breathtaking beauty.

Aurora is one of the most beautiful names in the English language — it has the dawn built into it, all that gradual, breathtaking unfolding of light. It suits a female companion with genuine physical beauty and a serene, luminous quality: the white or cream-coated pet who seems to glow, or any animal whose presence has something genuinely radiant about it. The Disney connection makes it especially beloved for white animals, and the northern lights association adds a wild, natural majesty that suits a spirited companion equally well.