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Aubrey
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English
Alternative forms
en Aubreigh Awbrey
Etymology
en :inh enm:Aubrey
From en enm Aubrey, enm Aubry, from en nrf Auberi, nrf Alberi, from en la Alberīcus, Latinized form of en goh Alberich, from Proto-Germanic gem-pro *Albirīks, from gem-pro *albiz elf, fairy *rīks king, ruler 1. Possibly influenced by cel-gau Albiorix Albiorīx (literally "ruler of the world").
Cognates include de Alberich and it Alberico.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɔːbɹi/
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Proper noun
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An English patronymic surname.
en male Germanic languages,surnames.
III III Call him my king, by whose injurious doom / My elder brother, the Lord Aubrey Vere, / Was done to death?
en female surnames 1970s and later American.
en locality shire:Pref/Yarriambiack north western s/Victoria c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Aubrey hole Aubriella Aubrielle Glen Aubrey
References
E. G. Withycombe The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names 1977 Clarendon Press Oxford 9780192812131 9, 35 Third https://archive.org/details/oxforddictionary0000with_a9b0/page/9/mode/1up 12 December 2023
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