Aubrey.
An English patronymic surname.
Meaning & usage
An English patronymic surname.
A male given name from the Germanic languages or transferred from the surname.
A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later American usage.
A locality in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north western Victoria, Australia.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Aubrey, Aubry, from Norman Auberi, Alberi, from Latin Alberīcus, Latinized form of Old High German Alberich, 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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