Name
Audrey
Meaning
Audrey is a feminine name of Old English origin meaning “noble strength”.
Audrey is the medieval short form of Aethelthryth, an Anglo-Saxon name joining noble and strength, borne by a queen-turned-abbess saint of Ely. Audrey Hepburn permanently fused it with grace, and few names deliver so much etymological iron in so soft a package.
A US top-100 girls' name continuously since the early 2000s.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #86 in 2025 · peak #33 in 2013
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /AW-dree/
- Themes
- Strength
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Questions
Audrey is a feminine name of Old English origin meaning “noble strength”. Audrey is the medieval short form of Aethelthryth, an Anglo-Saxon name joining noble and strength, borne by a queen-turned-abbess saint of Ely.
Audrey is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a US top-100 girls' name continuously since the early 2000s.
The name Audrey comes from Old English. Audrey is the medieval short form of Aethelthryth, an Anglo-Saxon name joining noble and strength, borne by a queen-turned-abbess saint of Ely. Audrey Hepburn permanently fused it with grace, and few names deliver so much etymological iron in so soft a package.
Audrey is pronounced AW-dree.
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