# Aubrey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɔːbɹi/ · frequency rank #19,267

## Definitions
1. An English patronymic surname.
2. A male given name from the Germanic languages or transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later American usage.
4. A locality in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north western Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
From Middle English Aubrey, Aubry, from Norman Auberi, Alberi, from Latin Alberīcus, Latinized form of Old High German Alberich, from Proto-Germanic *Albirīks, from *albiz (“elf, fairy”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”). Possibly influenced by Gaulish Albiorīx (literally "ruler of the world").
Cognates include German Alberich and Italian Alberico.

## Easily confused with
- **Audrey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aubrey-vs-audrey)
- **abbey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abbey-vs-aubrey)
- **Abreu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abreu-vs-aubrey)
- **Andrey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/andrey-vs-aubrey)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aburey`, `aubbrey`, `aubery`, `aubreyy`, `aubrrey`, `aubrye`, `aurbey`, `uabrey`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aubrey