English Explanatory Dictionary

Aubrey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English patronymic surname.
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages or transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later American usage.
  4. A locality in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north western Victoria, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔːbɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Aubrey.wav

Word forms

Aubrey Aubreigh Awbrey

Etymology

From Middle English Aubrey, Aubry, from Norman Auberi, Alberi, from Latin Alberīcus, Latinized form of Old High German Alberich, from Proto-Germanic *Albirīks, from *albiz (“elf, fairy”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”). Possibly influenced by Gaulish Albiorīx (literally "ruler of the world"). Cognates include German Alberich and Italian Alberico.

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