Aubrie

Gender：
Pronounced： [ AWB-ree ]
Popularity：
Usage：English (Modern)

Meaning & History：

Variant of AUBREY.

AUBREY male & female English

Norman French form of the Germanic name ALBERICH. As an English masculine name it was common in the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century. Since the mid-1970s it has more frequently been given to girls, due to Bread's 1972 song 'Aubrey' along with its similarity to the established feminine name Audrey.

ALBERICH male Ancient Germanic, Germanic Mythology

Derived from the Germanic elements alf "elf" and ric "power". Alberich was the name of the sorcerer king of the dwarfs in Germanic mythology. He also appears in the 'Nibelungenlied' as a dwarf who guards the treasure of the Nibelungen.

Names related to Aubrie：

EQUIVALENTS

ENGLISH: Aubree

MASCULINE FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Alberich

ANGLO-SAXON: Ælfric

ENGLISH: Auberon, Aubrey

GERMANIC MYTHOLOGY: Alberic, Alberich

ITALIAN: Alberico

MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Elric

OTHER FORMS

ENGLISH: Avery

LITERATURE: Oberon