Aubrey 1170863 222258593 2008-06-28T11:04:41Z Buzet 7388016 Added Aubrey Parsons info {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Aubrey | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = unisex | meaning = rules the elves | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = }} Of Teutonic origin, "'''Aubrey'''" means "Fair Ruler of the Little People", or "King of the Elves" {{Fact|date=March 2008}}. The name Alberich is a more common Germanic variant, with the syllable 'Alb' translating as "Elf" and 'Ric' representing "power". In the twelfth century, a Christian saint and abbot named St. Aubrey founded the Cistercian Order, seeking to operate under the Rule of St. Benedict, continuing Benedictine of Nursia's tradition of solitary scholarship in a community of monasticism. The name is traditionally male, but is also used as a feminine name in the [[United States]]. It was the 69th most popular name given to girls born in the United States in 2007. It was last ranked among the top 1,000 most common names for boys in the United States in 2002. It was the 479th most common name for all males in the United States in the 1990 census.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=aubrey Behind the Name]</ref> '''Aubrey''' may refer to: ==Places== *[[Aubrey, Texas]] *[[Aubrey, Arkansas]] *[[Aubrey, Wisconsin]] ==People== ===Surname=== *[[John Aubrey]], author and member of a notable English family *[[Sam Aubrey]], former basketball player and coach of [[Oklahoma State University]] ===First name=== *[[Aubrey Parsons]], Singer and entertainer from Wales, Aubrey has worked with the Stereophonics and Midge Ure amongst others *[[Aubrey of Buonalbergo]], first wife of [[Robert Guiscard]] *[[Aubrey de Coucy]], [[Earl of Northumbria]] *[[Aubrey de Vere I]], 11th-century Anglo-Norman knight *[[Aubrey de Vere II]], 12th-century [[Lord Great Chamberlain]] of England *[[Aubrey de Vere III]], first [[Earl of Oxford]] *[[Aubrey de Vere IV]], second [[Earl of Oxford]] *[[Aubrey de Troisfontaines]], a French chronicler of the 13th century *[[Aubrey Thomas de Vere]], an English poet *[[Aubrey Beardsley]], an English artist, illustrator, and author *[[Aubrey Morris]], an English actor *[[Aubrey Graham]], a Canadian actor *[[Aubrey Lyles]] (1884-1932), [[African American]] performer and lyricist with [[F. E. Miller]] as "Miller and Lyles" *[[Aubrey O'Day]], an American singer *[[Aubrey, Mistress]], a famous Chicago dominatrix ===Popular culture=== *[[Jack Aubrey]], one of the protagonists from [[Patrick O'Brian]]'s [[Aubrey–Maturin series]] *[[Aubrey Valentine]], a fictional character in the popular [[BBC]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' *[[Aubrey (The X-Files)|"Aubrey"]], a [[List of The X-Files episodes#Season 2: 1994-1995|second-season]] episode of ''[[The X-Files]]'' *"[[Aubrey (Bread song)|Aubrey]]", a song by [[Bread (band)|Bread]] from the album ''[[Guitar Man]]'' ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{disambig}} [[Category:Lists of ambiguous human names]] [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[Category:German surnames]] [[Category:English surnames]] [[Category:American unisex given names]] [[de:Aubrey]] [[fr:Aubrey]] [[nl:Aubrey]] [[pl:Aubrey]] [[pt:Aubrey (desambiguação)]]