Aubrey

Aubrey (/ˈɔːbri/) is traditionally a male English given name. The name is from the Norman French derivation Aubry of the Germanic given name Alberic / Old High German given name Alberich,[3] which consists of the elements alb 'elf' and ric 'king',[1] from Proto-Germanic *albiz "elf", "supernatural being" and *rīks "chieftain", "ruler". Before being largely replaced by Aubrey after the Norman Conquest of England, the Anglo-Saxons used the native form Ælfrīc.[1]

For other uses, see Aubrey (disambiguation).
Aubrey
Language(s)English, French, German
Origin
MeaningKing of the elves[1]
Other names
Variant form(s)Aubree, Aubrie, Awbery[2]

Beginning in the late 20th century, the name Aubrey has come to be commonly used in the United States as a given name for girls, potentially transferred from its usage as a surname and/or influenced by Audrey.[1] It has been suggested that the modern feminine usage could also independently derive from the unrelated Germanic name Alberada, by way of the Old French Aubrée.[4] In 2022, Aubrey was the 81st most popular girls’ name in the United States.[5]

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Nineteenth century

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Notes
  1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 12 Oct 2023.
  2. Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
  3. Albert Dauzat (préface de Marie-Thérèse Morlet), Noms et prénoms de France, éditions Larousse 1980, p. 14b.
  4. François de Beaurepaire, Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de l'Eure, éditions Picard, 1981, p. 123
  5. "Popularity of a Name". Social Security Administration. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
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