Name
Audra
Meaning
Audra is a feminine name of Lithuanian origin meaning “storm”.
Audra is the Lithuanian word for storm, a genuine weather name in its homeland, though most American Audras arrived via the 1960s vogue for Audrey variants spurred by The Big Valley's Audra Barkley. Broadway star Audra McDonald, winner of six Tony Awards, is the name's great modern champion.
Ranked in the US girls' top 1000 from the 1940s to the 2000s.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #984 in 2001 · peak #356 in 1982
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Lithuanian
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /AW-drah/
- Themes
- Storm
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Questions
Audra is a feminine name of Lithuanian origin meaning “storm”. Audra is the Lithuanian word for storm, a genuine weather name in its homeland, though most American Audras arrived via the 1960s vogue for Audrey variants spurred by The Big Valley's Audra Barkley.
Audra is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Ranked in the US girls' top 1000 from the 1940s to the 2000s.
The name Audra comes from Lithuanian. Audra is the Lithuanian word for storm, a genuine weather name in its homeland, though most American Audras arrived via the 1960s vogue for Audrey variants spurred by The Big Valley's Audra Barkley. Broadway star Audra McDonald, winner of six Tony Awards, is the name's great modern champion.
Audra is pronounced AW-drah.
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