Aubrey
English
Etymology
From the French names Aubrey and Aubry; derived ultimately from the Germanic name Alberic, 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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Proper noun
Aubrey
- An English patronymic surname.
- A male given name from the same source, or transferred from the surname.
- 1595, William Shakespeare, King Henry VI, Part 3, Act III,Scene III:
- Call him my king, by whose injurious doom / My elder brother, the Lord Aubrey Vere, / Was done to death?
- 1595, William Shakespeare, King Henry VI, Part 3, Act III,Scene III:
- A female given name of American usage since the 1970s.
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