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Meaning & History
Derived from Aušra with the feminine adjectival suffix -inė, referring to something made from or pertaining to a noun, ultimately meaning something along the lines of "auroral; pertaining to the dawn."This name belongs to a Lithuanian goddess of the morning star and sister to Vakarinė, known as Auseklis in Latvia. Some scholars believe that she was also the goddess of youth, beauty and health and as such was referred to as "the Queen of the Stars."
In Lithuanian folklore, she became the moon's love interest when the moon divorced the sun.
In Lithuanian folklore, she became the moon's love interest when the moon divorced the sun.