Aubrey

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