Aubrey () is a traditionally male English name. It was quite common in the Middle Ages, but had lost favour for a time before experiencing a resurgence of popularity in the 19th century. In the

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, following the 1973 release of the song "Aubrey", by the band

Bread Bread is a baked food product made from water, flour, and often yeast. It is a staple food across the world, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cu ...

, ''Aubrey'' began to be commonly used as a given name for girls, potentially influenced by its similarity to '' Audrey''. In 2023, ''Aubrey'' was the 101st most popular girls' name in the United States.

Etymology

''Aubrey'' is from the

Norman French Norman or Norman French (, , Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a '' langue d'oïl'' spoken in the historical and cultural region of Normandy. The name "Norman French" is sometimes also used to describe the administrative languages of '' Angl ...

derivation '' Aubry'' of the Germanic given name '' Alberic'' /

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

given name ''

Alberich In German heroic legend, Alberich () is a dwarf. He features most prominently in the poems ''Nibelungenlied'' and '' Ortnit''. He also features in the Old Norse collection of German legends called the Thidreksaga under the name Alfrikr. His na ...

'', which consists of the elements ''alb'' 'elf' and ''ric'' 'power' or 'ruler', Before being largely replaced by ''Aubrey'' after the

Norman Conquest of England The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, French people, French, Flemish people, Flemish, and Bretons, Breton troops, all led by the Du ...

, the Anglo-Saxons used the native form ''Ælfrīc''. The mediaeval feminine name ''Aubrée'', independently derived from the Germanic name ''Alberada'', was common in Normandy and Post-Conquest England. However, it had fallen out of use entirely by the 15th century and appears to be unconnected with modern usage of ''Aubrey''.

People

Surname

Andrew Aubrey Andrew Aubrey (died 1356) was an English merchant and politician, who served three terms as Lord Mayor of London during the reign of Edward III. Born the son of Roger and Denise Aubrey, he became a pepper factor and a member of the Guild of P ...

, Lord Mayor of London in 1339, 1340, and 1351 *

Anne Aubrey Anne Aubrey (born 1 January 1937) is a retired English film actress. Aubrey was mainly active in Warwick Films in the 1950s and 1960s. She worked with Anthony Newley in such films as '' Idol on Parade'', '' Killers of Kilimanjaro'', '' The Ba ...

(born 1935), English actress *

Brandon Aubrey Brandon Scott Aubrey (born March 14, 1995) is an American multi-sport athlete who plays as a placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He has played professional association football, soccer as a center back. In ...

(born 1995), American soccer player and American football placekicker *

Emlyn Aubrey Emlyn Aubrey (born January 28, 1964) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and the predecessor to the Asian Tour. Amateur career Aubrey attended Louisiana State University where he was an honorable ment ...

(born 1964), US professional golfer * Various persons named

James Aubrey James Aubrey may refer to: * James Aubrey (actor) (1947–2010), English actor * James T. Aubrey (1918–1994), American television and film executive * Jimmy Aubrey Jimmy Aubrey (23 October 1887 – 2 September 1983) was an English actor wh ...

* Various persons named

John Aubrey John Aubrey (12 March 1626 – 7 June 1697) was an English antiquary, natural philosopher and writer. He was a pioneer archaeologist, who recorded (often for the first time) numerous megalithic and other field monuments in southern England ...

Juliet Aubrey Juliet Emma Aubrey (born 17 December 1966) is a British actress; She won the 1995 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for playing Dorothea in the BBC serial '' Middlemarch'' (1994). She is also known for her role as Helen Cutter in the ITV series ...

(born 1966), English actress * Matthew Aubrey (born 1997), Welsh rugby union player * Michael Aubrey (born 1982), American baseball player * Sam Aubrey (1922–2008), former basketball player and coach of Oklahoma State University *

Sarah Aubrey Sarah Aubrey is a British-born Australian actress. She has had guest roles in episodes of ''Pieces of Her (TV series), Pieces of Her'', ''The Secret Life of Us'', ''All Saints (TV series), All Saints'', ''Water Rats (TV series), Water Rats'' and ...

, Australian actress * Stuart Aubrey (born 1990), Australian politician * William Aubrey (died 1595), Welsh lawyer, judge and MP * William Aubrey (engineer) (1759–1827), Welsh engineer

Given name

Pre-nineteenth century

* Aubrey (archbishop of Reims), Archbishop of Reims from 1207 to 1218 *

Aubrey de Coucy Aubrey de Coucy (a.k.a. Alberic) was the earl of Northumbria from 1080 until about 1086. Aubrey de Coucy was a Norman from Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, Aisne which was the inheritance of his wife, Ada, daughter of Letétard de Marle (himself a s ...

, Earl of Northumbria from 1080 to about 1086 *

Aubrey de Troisfontaines Alberic of Trois-Fontaines ( or ''Aubry de Trois-Fontaines''; ) (, died 1252) was a medieval Cistercian chronicler who wrote in Latin. He was a monk of Trois-Fontaines Abbey in the diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne. He died after 1252. He wrote a chro ...

(died c. 1250), French chronicler of the 13th century *

Aubrey de Vere I Aubrey (Albericus) de Vere (died circa 1112-1113) was a tenant-in-chief in England of William the Conqueror in 1086, as well as a tenant of Geoffrey de Montbray, bishop of Coutances and of Count Alan, lord of Richmond. A much later source named ...

(died c. 1110), 11th-century Anglo-Norman knight *

Aubrey de Vere II Aubrey () is a traditionally male English name. It was quite common in the Middle Ages, but had lost favour for a time before experiencing a resurgence of popularity in the 19th century. In the United States, following the 1973 release of the s ...

(c. 1080–1141), 12th-century Lord Great Chamberlain of England * Aubrey de Vere III (c. 1115–94), first Earl of Oxford *

Aubrey de Vere IV Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Earl of Oxford (c. 1163 – 1214), hereditary Master Chamberlain of England,. served in military campaigns under King Richard and King John. He was succeeded in the earldom by his brother, Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxfor ...

(c. 1170–1214), second Earl of Oxford * Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford (c. 1338–1400) * Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford (1627–1703), Royalist during the Civil War * Aubrey of Buonalbergo (c. 1030–1122), first wife of Robert Guiscard

Nineteenth century

Aubrey Beardsley Aubrey Vincent Beardsley ( ; 21 August 187216 March 1898) was an English illustrator and author. His black ink drawings were influenced by Woodblock printing in Japan, Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. ...

(1872–1898), English artist, illustrator, and author * Aubrey Beauclerk, 5th Duke of St Albans (1740–1802), British landowner * Aubrey Beauclerk, 6th Duke of St Albans (1765–1815), English aristocrat and politician * Aubrey de Vere Hunt (1761–1818), Irish politician, landowner and businessman * Sir Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Baronet (1788–1846), Irish baronet * Aubrey Spencer (1795–1872), English Anglican bishop * Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814–1902), Irish poet

Modern era

* Aubrey Abbott (1886–1975), Australian politician * Aubrey Aitken (1911–1985), English Anglican bishop * Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (born 2007), American actress * Aubrey Ankrum (born 1972), American screenwriter, animator and actor * Aubrey Baartman (born 1958), South African politician * Aubrey Beavers (born 1971), American football player * Aubrey Begg (1929–1988), New Zealand politician * A. Aubrey Bodine (1906–1970), American photographer * Aubrey Boomer (1897–1989), Jersey golfer * Aubrey Brain (1893–1955), British horn player and teacher * Aubrey Burks (born 2002), American football player * Aubrey Burl (1926–2020), British archaeologist * Aubrey Buxton, Baron Buxton of Alsa (1918–2009), British soldier and television executive * Aubrey Casewell (1909–1974), Welsh rugby league footballer * Aubrey "Dit" Clapper (1907–1978), Canadian hockey player * Aubrey Coleman (born 1987), American basketball player *

Aubrey Cottle Aubrey Cottle (born ), also known as Kirtaner or Kirt, is a Canadian website forum administrator who claims to be an early member of the hacktivist group Anonymous. Cottle was involved with Anonymous during the late 2000s and in its resurgence ...

, Canadian hacker * Aubrey Coverley (1895–1953), Australian politician * Aubrey David (born 1990), Guyanese-Trinidadian international footballer * Aubrey Dawkins (born 1995), American basketball player * Aubrey Dexter (1898–1958), British actor * Aubrey Devine (1897–1981), American football player * Aubrey W. Dirlam (1913–1995), American politician * Aubrey Dollar (born 1980), American actress* Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban (1915–2002), the birth name of Israeli diplomat

Abba Eban Abba Solomon Meir Eban (; ; born Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban; 2 February 1915 – 17 November 2002) was a History of the Jews in South Africa, South African-born Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages. D ...

* Aubrey Edwards (born 1987), American video game developer and wrestling referee * Aubrey Faulkner (1881–1930), South African cricketer * Aubrey Fitch (1883–1978), American admiral * Aubrey David (born 1990), Guyanese footballer *

Aubrey de Grey Aubrey David Nicholas Jasper de Grey (; born 20 April 1963) is an English biomedical gerontologist. He is the author of ''The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging'' (1999) and co-author of '' Ending Aging'' (2007). De Grey is known for ...

(born 1963), English gerontologist * Aubrey de Sélincourt (1894–1962), English classicist * Aubrey Dunn Jr., American politician * Aubrey Ellwood (1897–1992), British Royal Air Force commander * Aubrey Fitzgerald (1874–1968), British actor * Aubrey Fowler (1920–1996), American football player * Aubrey Drake Graham (born 1986), the birth name of Canadian musician, actor, and entrepreneur

Drake Drake may refer to: Animals and creatures * A male duck * Drake (mythology), a term related to and often synonymous with dragon People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family ...

* Aubrey Givens (1912–1983), American football and basketball coach * G. Aubrey Goodman (1862–1921), Barbadian barrister and politician *

Aubrey Gordon Aubrey Gordon (born 1983), also known as Your Fat Friend, is an author, podcaster, and activist. She writes about fatness, fat acceptance, and anti-fat bias, and her podcast, Maintenance Phase, focuses on the poor science behind health and w ...

(born 1983), "Your Fat Friend", author, podcaster, and activist *

Aubrey Haynie Aubrey E. Haynie (born March 27, 1974) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle and mandolin. In his career, he has recorded three studio albums for the Sugar Hill Records label, all three of which contained mostly songs that he w ...

(born 1974), American bluegrass musician * Aubrey Herbert (1880–1923), British colonel and diplomat * Aubrey Hodges (born 1966), American musician *

Aubrey Huff Aubrey Lewis Huff III (born December 20, 1976) is an American former professional baseball player who played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Huff played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, ...

(born 1976), American baseball player * Aubrey Kelly, American football coach * Aubrey Koch (1904–1975), Australian pilot * Aubrey Kingsbury (born 1991), American soccer player * Aubrey "Aub" Lawson (1914–1977), Australian speedway rider * Aubrey Layne (born 1956), American government official * Aubrey Lewis (1900–1975), Australian psychiatrist *

Aubrey Lyles Aubrey Lee Lyles (8 January 1884 – 28 July 1932), sometimes credited as A. L. Lyles, was an American vaudeville performer, playwright, songwriter, and lyricist. He appeared with Flournoy E. Miller as Miller and Lyles as a popular African-A ...

(1883–1932), African-American performer and lyricist with FE Miller as "Miller and Lyles" *

Aubrey Jones Aubrey Jones (20 November 1911 – 10 April 2003) was a British Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hall Green from 1950 to 1965. Early life Jones was born in Penydarren. He attended Cyfarthfa Castle Se ...

(1911–2003), British politician *

Aubrey Joseph Aubrey Omari Joseph (born November 26, 1997) is an American actor best known for his role as Cloak and Dagger (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Tyrone Johnson / Cloak in Freeform (TV channel), Freeform's ''Cloak & Dagger (TV series), Cloak & Dagger''. ...

(born 1997), American rapper and actor * Aubrey Luck (1900–1999), Australian politician *

(1884–1932), American vaudeville performer *

Aubrey Mallalieu Aubrey Mallalieu (8 June 1873 – 28 May 1948) was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s. Mallalieu began life as George William Mallalieu, the son of William Mallalieu (c. 1845–1927), a ...

(1873–1948), English actor * Aubrey Manning (1930–2018), English zoologist and broadcaster *

Aubrey Mather Aubrey Mather (17 December 1885 – 16 January 1958) was an English character actor. Career Mather was born in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, and began his career on the stage in 1905. He debuted in London in ''Brewster's Millions'' in ...

(1885–1958), English actor * Aubrey McClendon (1959–2016) American businessman, oil and natural gas pioneer * Aubrey McDade (born 1981), United States Marine * Aubrey McDonald (born 1988), South African rugby union player * Aubrey Matthews (born 1962), American football player * Aubrey Miles (born 1980), Filipina actress * Aubrey Miller Jr. (born 1999), American football player * Aubrey Morris (1926–2015), English actor * Aubrey Modiba (born 1995), South African soccer player *

Aubrey Nealon Aubrey Nealon (born 1971 in New Denver, British Columbia) is a Canadian film and television director, producer and writer, most noted as the creator and showrunner of the CTV drama series ''Cardinal''. Nealon began his career as a teen actor, wit ...

(born 1971), Canadian film and television director, producer and writer * Aubrey Newman (1904–1994), American general * Aubrey Newman (historian) (born 1927) British historian * Aubrey Ngoma (born 1989), South African footballer * Aubrey Nunn (born 1966), British bass guitarist, member of

Faithless Faithless are an English dance music Band (rock and pop), band that formed in 1995, with its core original members being Rollo Armstrong, Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz. During the band's initial period of success, Sister Bliss and Maxi Ja ...

* Aubrey J. O'Brien (1870–1930), British soldier and writer on India * Aubrey O'Day (born 1984), American singer *

Aubrey Peeples Aubrey Shea Peeples (born November 27, 1993) is an American actor and singer. They are best known for portraying Layla Grant in the ABC drama series ''Nashville.'' They also led Carrie Brownstein's pilot ''Search & Destroy'' for Hulu based on he ...

(born 1993), American actress and singer *

Aubrey Plaza Aubrey Christina Plaza (born June 26, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She began performing Improvisational theatre, improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. After graduating from New York University ...

(born 1984), American actress *

Aubrey Pleasant Aubrey Pleasant is an American football coach who is the assistant head coach and passing game coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin Badgers football, Wisconsin and w ...

, American football coach * Aubrey Powell (disambiguation), several people * Aubrey Reese (born 1978), American basketball player * Aubrey Richards (1920–2000), Welsh actor *

Aubrey Robinson (disambiguation) Aubrey Robinson may refer to: * Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr., United States federal judge * Aubrey Robinson (Hawaii planter), Hawaiian island owner {{hndis, Robinson, Aubrey ...

, several people * Aubrey Schenck (1908–1999), American film producer *

Aubrey Scotto Aubrey H. Scotto (August 21, 1895 – June 24, 1953) was an American film director, writer and film editor. Born in Los Angeles and active in films from 1929, Scotto graduated from directing short subjects to Republic Pictures features in 1933. ...

(1895–1953), American film director * Aubrey Sherrod (born 1962), American basketball player * Aubrey Simons (1921–2014), English table tennis player * Aubrey Smith (disambiguation), several people * Aubrey Strahan (1852–1928), British geologist * Aubrey Suwito, Malaysian musician * Aubrey Swanepoel (born 1989), South African cricketer * W. Aubrey Thomas (1866–1951), American scientist and politician * Aubrey Willard (1894–1961), Australian tennis player *

Aubrey Williams (disambiguation) Aubrey Williams (1926–1990) was a Guyanese artist. Other people of the same name include: * Aubrey Williams (British Army officer) (1888–1977) * Aubrey Willis Williams (1890–1965), American activist * Aubrey Williams (politician) (born 194 ...

, several people *

Aubrey Wisberg Aubrey Lionel Wisberg (October 20, 1909 – March 14, 1990) was a British-American filmmaker. Biography Born in London, Wisberg emigrated to the United States in 1921, attended New York University and Columbia University, and married B ...

(1909–1990), British–American filmmaker *

Aubrey Woods Aubrey Harold Woods (9 April 1928 – 7 May 2013) was an English actor. He is best remembered for playing Bill in ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'', where he sang " The Candy Man". Biography and career Woods was born on 9 April 19 ...

(1928–2013), British actor

Fictional characters

Jack Aubrey John "Jack" Aubrey , is a fictional character in the Aubrey–Maturin series of novels by Patrick O'Brian. The series of novels portrays his rise from lieutenant to rear admiral in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The twenty (and o ...

, one of the protagonists from Patrick O'Brian's

Aubrey–Maturin series The Aubrey–Maturin series is a sequence of nautical historical novels—20 completed and one unfinished—by English author Patrick O'Brian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centring on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the R ...

* Aubrey Valentine, in the popular BBC soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'' * Aubrey, the principal character of the 1980 eponymous ITV cartoon series ''

Aubrey Aubrey () is a traditionally male English language, English name. It was quite common in the Middle Ages, but had lost favour for a time before experiencing a resurgence of popularity in the 19th century. In the United States, following the 1973 ...

'' * Aubrey, a main vampire in the novel '' Demon in My View'' by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes * Aubrey James, the antagonist of '' Stroker Ace'', a 1983 action comedy film * Aubrey, the narrator and main character of ''

The Vampyre "The Vampyre" is a short work of prose fiction written in 1819 by John William Polidori, taken from the story told by Lord Byron as part of a contest among Polidori, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and Percy Shelley. The same contest produced the n ...

'' by

John Polidori John William Polidori (7 September 1795 – 24 August 1821) was a British writer and physician. He is known for his associations with the Romanticism, Romantic movement and credited by some as the creator of the vampire genre of fantasy fiction. ...

* Aubrey Posen, one of the main characters in the 2012 film '' Pitch Perfect'' * Aubrey Aubergine, one of the ''

Munch Bunch The ''Munch Bunch'' is a series of children's books, created in the UK by Barrie and Elizabeth Henderson and originally published between 1979 and 1984. The ''Munch Bunch'' are a group of unwanted vegetables, fruits, legumes and nuts who wer ...

'' * Aubrey Flemming, protagonist of the 2007

psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a Film genre, genre combining the thriller (genre), thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting ...

'' I Know Who Killed Me'', portrayed by Lindsey Lohan * Aubrey deLint, a character from

David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American writer and professor who published novels, short stories, and essays. He is best known for his 1996 novel ''Infinite Jest'', which ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine ...

's '' Infinite Jest'' * Aubrey Little, a character played by Travis McElroy in ''

The Adventure Zone ''The Adventure Zone'' is a weekly comedy and adventure actual play podcast, in which the McElroy family play ''Dungeons & Dragons'' along with other role-playing games. The show is distributed by the Maximum Fun network and hosted by brother ...

'' * Aubrey Le Camenbear, on Danger Mouse episode "Cheesemageddeon", played by Ben Diskin * ''

'', a song written by

David Gates David Ashworth Gates (born December 11, 1940) is a retired American singer-songwriter, guitarist, musician and producer, frontman and co-lead singer (with Jimmy Griffin) of the group Bread (band), Bread, which reached the top of the musical ch ...

and originally released on the 1972

album '' Guitar Man'' * Aubrey Boyce, one of

Del Boy Derek Edward Trotter, more commonly known as Del Boy, is a fictional character from the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' and one of the main characters of its spinoff series, '' Rock & Chips''. He was played by David Jason in the original ...

's friends in the

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

sitcom,

Only Fools and Horses ''Only Fools and Horses'' (titled onscreen as ''Only Fools and Horses....'') is a British television sitcom that was created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Ki ...

* Aubrey, a character in the 2020

psychological horror Psychological horror is a genre, subgenre of horror fiction, horror and psychological fiction with a particular focus on mental, emotional, and Mental state, psychological states to frighten, disturb, or unsettle its audience. The subgenre freque ...

role-playing video game Role-playing video games, also known as CRPG (computer/console role-playing games), comprise a broad video game genre generally defined by a detailed story and character advancement (often through increasing characters' levels or other skills) ...

'' OMORI'' *Queen Aubri, was the loving wife of King William and late mother of the title character of '' The Swan Princess'' movie series, who had died from child-bed fever three decades ago.

References

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