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Surname Etymology and Meaning of AUBREY

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A corruption of the German Alberic, a name given in hope of power or wealth, ric signifying rich or powerful; always rich.

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).

1. English: from the Norman and Old French personal name Aubri, from the Germanic personal name Alberic, composed of elements meaning ‘elf power’.
2. Respelling of French Aubry.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)