Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Meaning and origin of Aubrey

Aubrey is a Teutonic name meaning "rules the elves". It can be used as a first name (for either sex) or a surname.

Places
Aubrey, Texas
Aubrey, Arkansas
Aubrey, Wisconsin
Surname
John Aubrey, author and member of a notable English family

First name
Aubrey of Buonalbergo, first wife of Robert Guiscard
Aubrey de Coucy, Earl of Northumbria
Aubrey de Vere I, 11th-century Anglo-Norman knight
Aubrey de Vere II, 12th-century Lord Great Chamberlain of England
Aubrey de Vere III, first Earl of Oxford
Aubrey de Vere IV, second Earl of Oxford
Aubrey de Troisfontaines, a French chronicler of the 13th century
Aubrey Thomas de Vere, an English poet
Aubrey Beardsley, an English artist, illustrator, and author.
Aubrey Morris, an English actor.
Aubrey Graham, a Canadian actor who portrays Jimmy Brooks on the TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Aubrey O'Day, member of the musical girl group Danity Kane.
Aubrey de Grey, a biomedical gerontologist who is developing a "cure" for ageing
Aubrey Huff, Baseball player, Baltimore Orioles

Popular culture
Jack Aubrey, one of the protagonists from Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey–Maturin series.
Aubrey Valentine, a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders.
"Aubrey", a second-season episode of The X-Files.
"Aubrey", a song by Bread from the album Guitar Man.
A Character in the movie "I Know Who Killed Me" played by Lindsay Lohan
-http://en.wikipedia.org/

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