Entry № 1057 · English origin

Audrey Audrey — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AW-dree /
Gender
Girl
Origin
English
Meaning
"Noble strength"
Syllables
2
First recorded
7th c.

A name that means "noble strength".

Audrey comes from the Old English Æðelþryð (Aethelthryth), a compound of æðele (noble) and þryð (strength). The original Anglo-Saxon name was so difficult to pronounce in later centuries that it evolved through Etheldreda into the shorter, smoother Audrey.

Saint Audrey (Æthelthryth, 7th century) was an East Anglian princess who founded an abbey at Ely; the word "tawdry" derives from cheap lace sold at her annual fair. The actress Audrey Hepburn brought the name into modern consciousness — and by 2010 Audrey had climbed back into the U.S. top 50.

Noble strength — a English name.

The name in its native script.

Audrey
Transliteration
Audrey
Pronunciation
/ ˈɔː.dri /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Audrey stands.

Audrey does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Audreys before her.

Real people
Audrey Hepburn
British actress and humanitarian. Star of Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany's, My Fair Lady.
1929 – 1993
Audrey Tautou
French actress, star of Amélie.
born 1976
In fiction
Audrey Horne
Character in Twin Peaks.
ABC, 1990–1991

Names connected to Audrey.

The number behind Audrey.

2

The Peacemaker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Audrey reduce to 2, The Peacemaker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.