Aubrey - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Aubrey \a(u)-

, also used as girl's name Aubrey, is pronounced AW-bree. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "elf or magical being, power". From a Norman French form of the German name Alberic. German mythology: name of the king of the elves. Saint Aubrey (12th century) was one of the founders of the Cistercian order. 19th-century artist Aubrey Beardsley; biographer John Aubrey.

Aubrey has 15 variant forms: Alberic, Alberich, Alberick, Alberik, Aubary, Aube, Auberon, Aubery, Aubry, Aubury, Averey, Averi, Averie, Avery and Oberon.

Baby names that sound like Aubrey are Abeer, Abir, Abiri, Abeeri, Eber and Weber.

Aubrey is a very common first name for men (#495 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#8009 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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