Auberon

  • [ O-bər-ahn ]
  • English (Rare)
Norman French derivative of a Germanic name, probably ALBERICH.

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.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Alberich
ANGLO-SAXON: Ælfric
ENGLISH: Aubrey
GERMANIC MYTHOLOGY: Alberic, Alberich
ITALIAN: Alberico
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Elric
FEMININE FORMS
ENGLISH: Aubree, Aubrie
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Avery
LITERATURE: Oberon