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 [ 2 syll. au-brey, aub-r-ey ] The boy name Aubrey is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is AOBRiy KEY. Aubrey is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Germanic origins. The name is of the meaning elf ruler, supernaturally powerful. Two-element name derived from the elements 'alf' meaning elf, supernatural being ; 'ric' meaning rich, powerful, ruler. The name was introduced to England by the Normans in the 11th century, and was used throughout the Middle Ages. It was primarily a boy's name then, and was widespread enough to be adopted as a surname. It later fell out of favor before seeing an increase in use in the late 19th century, spurred by the transferred use of the surname as well as a direct revival of the Norman name. See Aubrey for more info. Aubary (English), Aubery (English), Aubri (English), Aubrie (English), Aubry (English), and Aubury (English) are variants of Aubrey. Aubrey is a variant (English) of the name Alberich (German). Aub (English short form) is another variant of Aubrey. Aubrey is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1912, 0.052% of baby boys were given the name Aubrey. Its ranking then was #224. The baby name has since substantially fallen in popularity, and is currently of very light use. Out of all boy names in its group, Aubrey was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2008. Though Aubrey is more popular as a girl name today, there was a period before 1973 that it was given more often to boys. From 1974 on, increasingly more girls than boys were named Aubrey. In 2002, girls named Aubrey outnumbered boys by 10 times. Baby names that sound like Aubrey include Aubary (English), Aubry (English), Abrao (Portuguese), Afro (Italian), Aubri (English), Aubrie (English), Iver (English and Scandinavian), Ivor (English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh), Aubery (English), Aubury (English), and Ivory (English). Details of famous persons named Aubrey: KEY: Pronunciation for Aubrey: AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
