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Aubrey

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Not to be confused with Audrey.
Aubrey
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English, French, German
Origin
Meaningruler of 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]

In the United States, following the 1973 release of the song Aubrey, by the band Bread, Aubrey began to be commonly used as a given name for girls, potentially influenced by its similarity to Audrey .[1] [4] [5] In 2023, Aubrey was the 101st most popular girls' name in the United States.[4]

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Aubrey is from the Norman French derivation Aubry of the Germanic given name Alberic / Old High German given name Alberich ,[6] which consists of the elements alb 'elf' and ric 'power' or 'ruler',[1] [7] 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.[8] [9] 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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  1. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b E. G. Withycombe (1977). The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names (Third ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 10, 35. ISBN 9780192812131 . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Popularity of a Name". Social Security Administration . Retrieved 2025年02月10日.
  5. ^ Campbell, Michael D. (2022年12月07日). "Aubrey". Behind the Name: the Etymology and History of First Names. Retrieved 2025年02月10日.
  6. ^ Albert Dauzat (préface de Marie-Thérèse Morlet), Noms et prénoms de France, éditions Larousse 1980, p. 14b.
  7. ^ Harrison, Henry; Harrison, Gyda Pulling, eds. (1996) [1912]. Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-8063-0171-6.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ François de Beaurepaire, ed. (1981). Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de l'Eure (in French). Paris: Éditions Picard. p. 123. ISBN 9782708400672 . Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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