Aubrey

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FieldValue
nameAubrey
meaningruler of elves (masculine), elf council (feminine)
languageEnglish, French, German
variantAubree, Aubrie, Awbery
genderUnisex
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| name = Aubrey | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | meaning = ruler of elves (masculine), elf council (feminine) | language = English, French, German | variant = Aubree, Aubrie, Awbery | seealso = | gender = Unisex

Aubrey () is a unisex English name. It was common for men and women in the Middle Ages, but had lost favour for a time before experiencing a resurgence of popularity for men in the 19th century.

In the United States, following the 1973 release of the song "Aubrey" by the band Bread, the name began increasing in popularity as a given name for girls, potentially influenced by its similarity to Audrey. In 2023, Aubrey was the 101st most popular girls' name in the United States.

Etymology

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

The medieval feminine name "Aubrey" was independently derived from the Norman French derivation of the Germanic name Albreda, which consists of the elements alb 'elf' and radi 'council'; it had fallen out of use entirely by the 15th century. The form Aubrée was common in Normandy pre-conquest.

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  2. [[E. G. Withycombe]]. (1977). "The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names". [[Oxford University Press.
  3. (2016). "The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland". Oxford University Press.
  4. "Popularity of a Name". [[Social Security Administration]].
  5. Campbell, Michael D.. (2022-12-07). "Aubrey".
  6. [[Albert Dauzat]] (préface de [[Marie-Thérèse Morlet]]), ''Noms et prénoms de France'', éditions Larousse 1980, p. 14b.
  7. (1996). "Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary". Genealogical Publishing Com.
  8. [[Auguste Longnon]]. (1929). "Les noms de lieu de la France; leur origine, leur signification, leurs transformations". [[:fr:Éditions Honoré Champion.
  9. (1981). "Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de l'Eure". [[:fr:Éditions Picard.

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