Aubrey▲ as a girls' name (also used less regularly as boys' nameAubrey) is pronouncedAW-bree. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Aubrey is "elf or magical being, power". Originally a man's name, from Norman French, that arrived in England with the Norman Conquest. This was the name, according to German mythology, of the king of the elves. American use of Aubrey is mainly as a girl's name, perhaps under the influence ofAudrey.

STARTS WITHAu-

ASSOCIATED WITHelf,magical,power,england,conquest (victory),mythology,king (queen)

Variations

VARIANTS Aubary,Aubery,Aubre,Aubree,Aubreigh,Aubrette,Aubri,Aubriana,Aubrianna,Aubrianne,Aubrie,Aubry,Aubury

SEE ALSOAlbreda,Aubriella

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA AUDREYAudie▼,Audra▼,Audrea,Audree,Audreen,Audri,Audria,Audrie,Audris,Audry, Audrye

MASCULINE FORMAuberon

How popular is Aubrey?

Aubrey is a very popular first name for women (#1065 out of 4276, Top 25%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#7133 out of 150436, Top 5%).(2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Aubrey▲ is pronounced similarly toAbra,Abrah,Abree andAbri. Other recommended sound-alike names areAbbe,Abbey▼,Abbye,Abeer,Adare,Addey,Adey,Adley▲,Adoray,Adore,Adrea,Ailey,Aimey,Alby,Alfre,Alurea,Amber▼,Amberely,Ambre,Amey,Amore,Andre,Andrea▼,Andree,Andrel,Andreya,Ansley▲,Arely,Aren,Arly▼,Ashley▼,Astrea,Ateret, Auberte (seeAlberta),Aubine,Aude,Aundrea,Aura,Aural,Aure,Aurea,Aurel,Aurene,Auron,Aurore,Avery▲,Azure,Carey▼,Carrey,Cherey,Clarey,Corey▼,Correy,Dabney,Dorey,Glorey,Jerrey,Jobey,Judey,Kerrey,Korey,Libbey,Perrey,Robbey,Rubey,Sarrey,Sukey,Taubey,Tobey,Torey andTorrey. These names tend to be less commonly used than Aubrey.