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
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Meaning and origin of Aubrey

The boy's and girl's name Aubrey \a(u)-brey, aub-rey\ is pronounced AW-bree. It is of Ol German origin, and its meaning is "elf or supernatural being, power". Originally a man's name, from Norman French, that arrived in England with the Norman Conquest. This was the name, according to Germanic mythology, of the king of the elves. In the US, Aubrey is mainly used as a girl's name, perhaps under the influence of Audrey.
Aubrey has 12 variant forms: Aubary, Aubery, Aubre, Aubree, Aubreigh, Aubrette, Aubri, Aubriana, Aubrianne, Aubrie, Aubry and Aubury.
For more information, see also the related name Albreda.
Baby names that sound like Aubrey are Abree, Abeer, Abra, Abrah and Abri.
Aubrey is a popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Aubrey

Origin: English
Meaning: Rules with elf-wisdom.
Origin: English
Meaning: Rules with elf-wisdom. Introduced into Britain from France by Aubrey de Vere, a friend of William the Conquerer. De Vere's grandson became the Earl of Oxford.
Origin: French
Meaning: Rules with elf-wisdom.
Origin: French
Meaning: Blond ruler, elf ruler. From the Old French Auberi, a form of the Old German Alberich meaning elf ruler.
Origin: Teutonic
Meaning: Rules the elves.
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Meaning and origin of Aubrey

Aubrey
German
Mixed
Old French elf rule
Meaning & Origin
Aubrey is a German boys and girls name.
The meaning of the name is `Old French elf rule `.
Where is it used?
The name Aubrey is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Alberic (In English)
Statistics
The name Aubrey was given to 1740 babies in the USA in 2004. Aubrey was the number 395 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 1791 babies making it the number 190 name that year.
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