Meanings
- A female given name from Old English.
Touchstone. Come, sweet Audrey, / We must be married, or we must live in bawdry.
c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]1 more example
She hates her name. What was wrong with the name Audrey? It may not have been something Elise would choose now, but she'd been eighteen when her daughter was born, and the name had seemed pretty damn cool.
2004, Anne Frasier, Play dead, →ISBN - rareA male given name from Old English.
Origin
- Old EnglishÆþelþrȳþ
- Middle EnglishAldreda
- EnglishAudrey
From Middle English Aldreda, Etheldreda, from Old English Æþelþrȳþ (from æþele (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)).
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Ancient Greek Ἐθελδρέδα
- Ἐθελδρέδα (Etheldréda)female given name
Bulgarian О́дри
- О́дри (Ódri)female given name
Chinese Mandarin 奧德麗 /奥德丽
- 奧德麗 /奥德丽 (Àodélì)female given name
French Audrey
- Audreyfemale given name
Greek Εθελδρέδα, Όντρεϊ
- Εθελδρέδα (Etheldréda)female given name
- Όντρεϊ (Óntreï)female given name
- Ωντρέ (Ontré)female given name
Japanese オードリー
- オードリー (Ōdorī)female given name
Latin Etheldreda
- Etheldredafemale given name
Russian О́дри
- О́дри (Ódri)female given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Audrey
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Cite this entry
Audrey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Audrey
“Audrey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Audrey. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Audrey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Audrey.
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