Aubrey

Aubrey is traditionally a male English given name. The name is from the French derivation Aubry of the Germanic given name Alberic / Old High German given name Alberich,[2] which consists of the elements ALF "elf" and RIK "king".[3] from Proto-Germanic *albiz "elf", "supernatural being" and *rīkaz "chieftain", "ruler". Before the Norman conquest, the Anglo-Saxons used the corresponding variant Ælf-rīc (see Ælfric).

The feminine form Aubrey is sometimes from Old French Aubree with a different etymology: Albereda,[4] sometimes a feminine used of the masculine name Aubrey. However, Aubrey is commonly used as a feminine name in the United States. It was the 20th most popular girl's name in the United States in 2014.[5]