aubrey
/ˈɔːbɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An English patronymic surname.
name
A male given name from the Germanic languages or transferred from the surname.
name
A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later American usage.
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Middle English Aubrey, Aubry, from Norman Auberi, Alberi, from Latin Alberīcus, Latinized form of Old High German Alberich, from Proto-Germanic *Albirīks, from *albiz (“elf, fairy”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”). Possibly influenced by Gaulish Albiorīx (literally "ruler of the world"). Cognates include German Alberich and Italian Alberico.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Aubrey, Auberi, Alberīcus, Alberich
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.