Aurea is a Latin female name meaning "golden".
Notable people and birds with the name include:
Auria, queen of Pamplona in the 10th century Aurea (singer) (born 1987), Portuguese soul singer Aurea of Ostia, a 3rd-century Italian martyr Áurea Cruz (born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player Áurea of San Millán (1043–1070), Spanish saint Aurea, Auburn University golden eagle, flies in the stadium before football games