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Aubrey (Template:IPAc-en) is a traditionally male English name. It was quite common in the Middle Ages, but had lost favour for a time before experiencing a resurgence of popularity in the 19th century.<ref name="Hanks Hardcastle Hodges 2006"/><ref name="E. G. Withycombe 1977">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

In the United States, following the 1973 release of the song "Aubrey", by the band Bread, Aubrey began to be commonly used as a given name for girls, potentially influenced by its similarity to Audrey.<ref name="Hanks Hardcastle Hodges 2006"/><ref name="SSA Name Stats">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2023, Aubrey was the 101st most popular girls' name in the United States.<ref name="SSA Name Stats"/>

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Template:Sister project Aubrey is from the Norman French derivation Aubry of the Germanic given name Alberic / Old High German given name Alberich,<ref>Albert Dauzat (préface de Marie-Thérèse Morlet), Noms et prénoms de France, éditions Larousse 1980, p. 14b.</ref> which consists of the elements alb 'elf' and ric 'power' or 'ruler',<ref name="Hanks Hardcastle Hodges 2006"/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Before being largely replaced by Aubrey after the Norman Conquest of England, the Anglo-Saxons used the native form Ælfrīc.<ref name="Hanks Hardcastle Hodges 2006"/>

The mediaeval feminine name Aubrée, independently derived from the Germanic name Alberada, was common in Normandy and Post-Conquest England.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> However, it had fallen out of use entirely by the 15th century and appears to be unconnected with modern usage of Aubrey.<ref name="E. G. Withycombe 1977"/>

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