In crowded noisy places, such as discos (see Man Ray), too many people think I'm called Laura (which illustrates a not very deep insight into the phonology of the English language, but doesn't help me). Even those who hear the phonemes correctly have problems interpreting them. This page discusses the etymology of my name.
Hebrew 
, from 
or "light, shine". Interestingly
(see below), the modern spelling of my name (with vav)
brings it suspiciously close to the root signifying
"air" (
avira "atmosphere" and 
avir
"air"). The names Orit (which in modern Hebrew means
"radium"), Uri, Uriel and Uriah are based on the same
root.
I have recently figured out that my great-grandfather's name, Faivish, is a Yiddish variant of the Greek Phoibos, meaning "shining". In Hebrew that's Uriah.
So I guess light is what my family is about.
It is homophonous with the Latin root oro "to pray", but has nothing to do with it.
With a stretch of imagination my name can also be interpreted as being based on the French or "gold" (which in turn, comes from the Latim aurum "gold", which is why the chemical designation for gold is Au). In this light, a girl named Aura can put to good use the fact that her name is ambiguous between this meaning and the following one.
There are many superficial connections between the two names, but in my wildest imagination, I would never link them. Aura is Greek and originally signified breath, however it came to be interpreted now. However, in the abovementioned noisy places there's no way to explain the difference.
For information on other names, check out my onomastic links.