Aubrey

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Aubrey
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English, French, German
Origin
MeaningKing of the elves[1]
Other names
Variant form(s)Aubree, Aubrie, Awbery[2]

Aubrey (/ˈɔːbri/) is a traditionally male English name. It was quite common in the Middle Ages, but had lost favour for a time before experiencing a resurgence of popularity in the 19th century.[1][3]

Starting in the United States in the late 20th century, Aubrey began to be commonly used as a given name for girls, potentially transferred from its usage as a surname and/or influenced by Audrey.[1] In 2022, Aubrey was the 81st most popular girls' name in the United States.[4]

Etymology

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Aubrey is from the Norman French derivation Aubry of the Germanic given name Alberic / Old High German given name Alberich,[5] which consists of the elements alb 'elf' and ric 'power' or 'ruler' ,[1][6] Before being largely replaced by Aubrey after the Norman Conquest of England, the Anglo-Saxons used the native form Ælfrīc.[1]

The mediaeval feminine name Aubrée, independently derived from the Germanic name Alberada, was common in Normandy and Post-Conquest England.[7][8] However, it had fallen out of use entirely by the 15th century and appears to be unconnected with modern usage of Aubrey.[3]

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See also

  • Alberic (name)
  • Audrey (name)
  • Aubry (name)
  • Oberon

Notes

  1. ^
    OCLC 67869278
    . Retrieved 12 Oct 2023.
  2. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9
    .
  3. ^
    ISBN 9780192812131
    . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Popularity of a Name". Social Security Administration. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  5. ^ Albert Dauzat (préface de Marie-Thérèse Morlet), Noms et prénoms de France, éditions Larousse 1980, p. 14b.
  6. ISBN 978-0-8063-0171-6
    .
  7. ^ Auguste Longnon (1929). Les noms de lieu de la France; leur origine, leur signification, leurs transformations (in French). Vol. 2. Paris: Éditions Champion. p. 483. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  8. ISBN 9782708400672
    . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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