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What does Audrey mean?
Audrey 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced AW-dree. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Audrey is "noble strength". Altered form of the Old English female personal name Ĉdelpryd. Also the root, via Saint Audrey, for the word "tawdry", due to lace and goods sold at Saint Audrey's Fair in England. Saint Audrey was a sixth-century English princess also known as Etheldreda. Literary: Shakespeare used the name for Touchstone's comic sweetheart in "As You Like It". Actress Audrey Hepburn.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, noble, strength, old, saint, fair (beautiful), england, princess, literary
Variations
VARIANTS Audelia, Audene, Audessa, Audi, Audie▼, Audra▼, Audrea, Audree, Audreen, Audri, Audria, Audrie, Audrielle, Audrina▼, Audris, Audry, Audrye
SEE ALSO Aubrey, Audriana, Elfrida
MASCULINE FORM Autry
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Audrey Phoenix (A.P.), ..
How popular is Audrey?
Audrey is a very prominent first name for women (#173 out of 4276, Top 4%) and a slightly less prominent surname for all people (#89172 out of 150436, Top 59%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Audrey reached its highest rank of #33 in the U.S. in 2013, and is at #46 currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Aubrey (#36 LAST YEAR), Audie, Audra (#1317), Audrea, Audree (#1888), Audriana (#1240), Audrie, Audrina (#1178) and Audry are the prominent variation forms of Audrey (#46). These forms of Audrey were at the top of their popularity in the year 2012 (MEDIAN #1165) and are somewhat less conventional today (#1370, 26% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Audie becoming less trendy. Aubrey and Audrey are two of the more chic girl names here.
Similar Names
Audrey▲ is pronounced similarly to Adra, Adrah, Adrea, Adreea, Adria and Adrie. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abree, Adare, Adde, Addey, Addie▼, Adel, Aden, Adey, Adie, Adley▲, Adoray, Adore, Adoree, Aide, Aidee, Aimey, Aldea, Alley, Aludra, Alurea, Ambre, Amey, Ande, Andee, Anderea, Andie▲, Andra, Andre, Andrea▼, Andree, Andrel, Andrew, Andreya, Ardra, Arley, Ashley▼, Aubary (see Aubrey), Aubre, Aubree, Aubri, Aubry, Aubury, Aud, Audan, Aude, Audriss, Aundrea, Aura, Aure, Aurea, Aurel, Auron, Averel, Avery▲, Azure, Cadey, Cherey, Cidney, Clarey, Codey, Cydney▼, Dodey, Gudren, Judey, Kerrey, Lorey, Perrey, Sherey and Terrey. These names tend to be less commonly used than Audrey.
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