Aubrey - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Aubrey \a(u)-brey, aub-rey\ is pronounced AW-bree. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "elf or supernatural being, power". From a Norman French form of the Germanic name Alberic. Germanic 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 and Weber.

Aubrey is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Aubrey. Click here to compare Aubrey with related baby names.