Aubrey Explained
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| Aubrey |
| Meaning: | King of the elves[1] |
| Language: | English, French, German |
| Variant: | Aubree, Aubrie, Awbery[2] |
| Gender: | Unisex |
Aubrey is a traditionally male English name. It was quite common in the Middle Ages, but had lost favour for a time before experiencing a resurgence of popularity in the 19th century.[1] [3]
Starting in the United States in the late 20th century, Aubrey began to be commonly used as a given name for girls, potentially transferred from its usage as a surname and/or influenced by Audrey.[1] In 2022, Aubrey was the 81st most popular girls' name in the United States.[4]
Etymology
Aubrey is from the Norman French derivation Aubry of the Germanic given name Alberic / Old High German given name Alberich,[5] which consists of the elements alb 'elf' and ric 'power' or 'ruler',[6] [7] Before being largely replaced by Aubrey after the Norman Conquest of England, the Anglo-Saxons used the native form Ælfrīc.[1]
The mediaeval feminine name Aubrée, independently derived from the Germanic name Alberada, was common in Normandy and Post-Conquest England.[8] [9] However, it had fallen out of use entirely by the 15th century and appears to be unconnected with modern usage of Aubrey.[3]
People
Surname
Given name
Pre-nineteenth century
- Aubrey (archbishop of Reims), Archbishop of Reims from 1207 to 1218
- Aubrey de Coucy, Earl of Northumbria from 1080 to about 1086
- Aubrey de Troisfontaines (died c. 1250), French chronicler of the 13th century
- Aubrey de Vere I (died c. 1110), 11th-century Anglo-Norman knight
- Aubrey de Vere II (c. 1080–1141), 12th-century Lord Great Chamberlain of England
- Aubrey de Vere III (c. 1115–94), first Earl of Oxford
- Aubrey de Vere IV (c. 1170–1214), second Earl of Oxford
- Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford (c. 1338–1400)
- Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford (1627–1703), Royalist during the Civil War
- Aubrey of Buonalbergo (c. 1030–1122), first wife of Robert Guiscard
Nineteenth century
- Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898), English artist, illustrator, and author
- Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans (1740–1802), British landowner
- Aubrey Beauclerk, 6th Duke of St Albans (1765–1815), English aristocrat and politician
- Aubrey de Vere Hunt (1761–1818), Irish politician, landowner and businessman
- Sir Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Baronet (1788–1846), Irish baronet
- Aubrey Spencer (1795–1872), English Anglican bishop
- Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814–1902), Irish poet
Modern era
- Aubrey Abbott (1886–1975), Australian politician
- Aubrey Aitken (1911–1985), English Anglican bishop
- Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (born 2007), American actress
- Aubrey Ankrum (born 1972), American screenwriter, animator and actor
- Aubrey Baartman (born 1958), South African politician
- Aubrey Beavers (born 1971), American football player
- Aubrey Begg (1929–1988), New Zealand politician
- A. Aubrey Bodine (1906–1970), American photographer
- Aubrey Boomer (1897–1989), Jersey golfer
- Aubrey Brain (1893–1955), British horn player and teacher
- Aubrey Burks (born 2002), American football player
- Aubrey Burl (1926–2020), British archaeologist
- Aubrey Buxton, Baron Buxton of Alsa (1918–2009), British soldier and television executive
- Aubrey Casewell (1909–1974), Welsh rugby league footballer
- Aubrey "Dit" Clapper (1907–1978), Canadian hockey player
- Aubrey Coleman (born 1987), American basketball player
- Aubrey Cottle, Canadian hacker
- Aubrey Coverley (1895–1953), Australian politician
- Aubrey David (born 1990), Guyanese-Trinidadian international footballer
- Aubrey Dawkins (born 1995), American basketball player
- Aubrey Dexter (1898–1958), British actor
- Aubrey Devine (1897–1981), American football player
- Aubrey W. Dirlam (1913–1995), American politician
- Aubrey Dollar (born 1980), American actress* Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban (1915–2002), the birth name of Israeli diplomat Abba Eban
- Aubrey Edwards (born 1987), American video game developer and wrestling referee
- Aubrey Faulkner (1881–1930), South African cricketer
- Aubrey Fitch (1883–1978), American admiral
- Aubrey David (born 1990), Guyanese footballer
- Aubrey de Grey (born 1963), English gerontologist
- Aubrey de Sélincourt (1894–1962), English classicist
- Aubrey Dunn Jr., American politician
- Aubrey Ellwood (1897–1992), British Royal Air Force commander
- Aubrey Fitzgerald (1874–1968), British actor
- Aubrey Fowler (1920–1996), American football player
- Aubrey Drake Graham (born 1986), the birth name of Canadian musician, actor, and entrepreneur Drake
- Aubrey Givens (1912–1983), American football and basketball coach
- G. Aubrey Goodman (1862–1921), Barbadian barrister and politician
- Aubrey Haynie (born 1974), American bluegrass musician
- Aubrey Herbert (1880–1923), British colonel and diplomat
- Aubrey Hodges (born 1966), American musician
- Aubrey Huff (born 1976), American baseball player
- Aubrey Kelly, American football coach
- Aubrey Koch (1904–1975), Australian pilot
- Aubrey Kingsbury (born 1991), American soccer player
- Aubrey "Aub" Lawson (1914–1977), Australian speedway rider
- Aubrey Layne (born 1956), American government official
- Aubrey Lewis (1900–1975), Australian psychiatrist
- Aubrey Lyles (1883–1932), African-American performer and lyricist with FE Miller as "Miller and Lyles"
- Aubrey Jones (1911–2003), British politician
- Aubrey Joseph (born 1997), American rapper and actor
- Aubrey Luck (1900–1999), Australian politician
- Aubrey Lyles (1884–1932), American vaudeville performer
- Aubrey Mallalieu (1873–1948), English actor
- Aubrey Manning (1930–2018), English zoologist and broadcaster
- Aubrey Mather (1885–1958), English actor
- Aubrey McClendon (1959–2016) American businessman, oil and natural gas pioneer
- Aubrey McDade (born 1981), United States Marine
- Aubrey McDonald (born 1988), South African rugby union player
- Aubrey Matthews (born 1962), American football player
- Aubrey Miles (born 1980), Filipina actress
- Aubrey Miller Jr. (born 1999), American football player
- Aubrey Morris (1926–2015), English actor
- Aubrey Modiba (born 1995), South African soccer player
- Aubrey Nealon (born 1971), Canadian film and television director, producer and writer
- Aubrey Newman (1904–1994), American general
- Aubrey Newman (historian) (born 1927) British historian
- Aubrey Ngoma (born 1989), South African footballer
- Aubrey Nunn (born 1966), British bass guitarist, member of Faithless
- Aubrey J. O'Brien (1870–1930), British soldier and writer on India
- Aubrey O'Day (born 1984), American singer
- Aubrey Peeples (born 1993), American actress and singer
- Aubrey Plaza (born 1984), American actress
- Aubrey Pleasant, American football coach
- Aubrey Powell (disambiguation), several people
- Aubrey Reese (born 1978), American basketball player
- Aubrey Richards (1920–2000), Welsh actor
- Aubrey Robinson (disambiguation), several people
- Aubrey Schenck (1908–1999), American film producer
- Aubrey Scotto (1895–1953), American film director
- Aubrey Sherrod (born 1962), American basketball player
- Aubrey Simons (1921–2014), English table tennis player
- Aubrey Smith (disambiguation), several people
- Aubrey Strahan (1852–1928), British geologist
- Aubrey Suwito, Malaysian musician
- Aubrey Swanepoel (born 1989), South African cricketer
- W. Aubrey Thomas (1866–1951), American scientist and politician
- Aubrey Willard (1894–1961), Australian tennis player
- Aubrey Williams (disambiguation), several people
- Aubrey Wisberg (1909–1990), British–American filmmaker
- Aubrey Woods (1928–2013), British actor
Fictional characters
- Jack Aubrey, one of the protagonists from Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin series
- Aubrey Valentine, in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Aubrey, the principal character of the 1980 eponymous ITV cartoon series Aubrey
- Aubrey, a main vampire in the novel Demon in My View by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
- Aubrey James, the antagonist of Stroker Ace, a 1983 action comedy film
- Aubrey, the narrator and main character of The Vampyre by John Polidori
- Aubrey Posen, one of the main characters in the 2012 film Pitch Perfect
- Aubrey Aubergine, one of the Munch Bunch
- Aubrey Flemming, protagonist of the 2007 psychological thriller I Know Who Killed Me, portrayed by Lindsey Lohan
- Aubrey deLint, a character from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest
- Aubrey Little, a character played by Travis McElroy in The Adventure Zone
- Aubrey, a song written by David Gates and originally released on the 1972 Bread album Guitar Man
- Aubrey Boyce, one of Del Boy's friends in the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses
- Aubrey, a character in the 2020 psychological horror role-playing video game OMORI
- Queen Aubri, was the loving wife of King William and late mother of the title character of The Swan Princess movie series, who had died from child-bed fever three decades ago.
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Patrick Hanks
. Hanks . Patrick . Patrick Hanks . Hardcastle . Kate . Hodges . Flavia . A Dictionary of First Names . . Oxford paperback reference . 2006 . 978-0-19-861060-1 . 67869278 . 65 . 12 Oct 2023.
- Book: Hanks. Patrick. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Coates. Richard. McClure. Peter. 2016. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-252747-9. 98. en.
- Encyclopedia: E. G. Withycombe. The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names. 1977 . . Oxford . 9780192812131 . 10, 35 . Third . 12 December 2023.
- Web site: Popularity of a Name . . 2023-10-12.
- [Albert Dauzat]
- Book: Patrick Hanks
. Hanks . Patrick . Patrick Hanks . Hardcastle . Kate . Hodges . Flavia . A Dictionary of First Names . . Oxford paperback reference . 2006 . 978-0-19-861060-1 . 67869278 . 65 . 12 Oct 2023.
- Book: Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary . 1996 . 15 . Genealogical Publishing Com . 978-0-8063-0171-6 . Harrison . Henry . 1912 . Harrison . Gyda Pulling.
- Book: Auguste Longnon. Les noms de lieu de la France; leur origine, leur signification, leurs transformations . 2 . 1929 . . . 483 . 12 December 2023 . French.
- Book: François de Beaurepaire . Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de l'Eure . 1981 . . . 9782708400672 . 123 . 12 December 2023 . French.
