Aubrey
Meaning of Aubrey
Aubrey unfolds like a parchment from the age of troubadours: born from the Old Germanic Alberic—“ruler of elves”—then softened by Norman French lips before sailing across the Channel and, centuries later, the Atlantic. Once the badge of chivalric knights, it has waltzed into modern nurseries as a graceful femenino, a change as fluid as agua clara and sprinkled with a wink of elfin mischief (no guarantee of a tiny crown, alas). Its vowel-rich melody—AW-bree—starts bright and ends breezy, the linguistic equivalent of sunrise meeting sea breeze. From literary pages to the silver screen—think comedian-actress Aubrey Plaza—the name carries an easy confidence, equal parts regal and relatable. In the United States its star has climbed steadily, peaking in the 2010s before settling into a comfortable alto that still hums with popularity, much like a familiar guitar riff that refuses to fade. For parents seeking a name that marries medieval lore with contemporary charm, Aubrey offers both historia and corazón in one elegant, elfin package.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as AW-bree (/ˈɔbri/)
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Notable People Named Aubrey
| Aubrey Plaza is an American actress, comedian, and producer who began in improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, debuted in the film Mystery Team, and rose to fame as April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation. |
| Aubrey Pankey - Aubrey W. Pankey, an American-born baritone and noted Lieder singer in 1930s Germany, moved to East Germany in 1956 amid McCarthyism with companion Fania Fenelon and became the first American to sing in the People's Republic of China. |
| Aubrey Beardsley was an English illustrator and author whose Japanese woodcut inspired black ink drawings helped define the decadent Aesthetic Movement and advance Art Nouveau before his early death from tuberculosis. |
| Aubrey Robert David is a Guyana-born defender for Guatemalan club Municipal and a Trinidad and Tobago international. |
| Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford - Aubrey de Vere, the 20th Earl of Oxford, was an English army officer and magistrate who fought for the Royalists in the English Civil War. |
| Aubrey Willis Williams was an American civil rights and social activist who led the National Youth Administration during the New Deal. |
| Aubrey Thomas de Vere was a noted Irish poet and critic. |
| Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford, was an English noble active in the mid twelfth century fight for the crown between King Stephen and Empress Matilda. |
| Aubrey Beauclerk, 6th Duke of St Albans - Aubrey Beauclerk the sixth Duke of St Albans was an English aristocrat and politician. |
| Aubrey Tingle is a UBC pediatrics professor emeritus, board chair of the Maternal, Infant, Child and Youth Research Network, and in 2001 became the first president and CEO of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. |
| Aubrey Shea Peeples is an American actor and singer best known for playing Layla Grant on Nashville, starring in Jem and the Holograms, leading the Search and Destroy pilot, and making their writing and directing debut with Decadeless. |
| Aubrey Lee Lyles was an American vaudeville performer, playwright, songwriter, and lyricist best known as half of the African American comedy duo Miller and Lyles, who appeared as grocers in the 1929 short They Know Their Groceries. |
| Aubrey Frances Anderson-Emmons, also known as Frances Anderson, is an American actress, singer, and musician best known for playing Lily Tucker-Pritchett on ABC's Modern Family from 2011 to 2020. |
| Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. served as a United States district judge for the District of Columbia. |
