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{{Infobox Given name 2
| name = Audrey | gender = female
| image= | imagesize= | caption=
| pronunciation= | meaning = "noble strength"
| region = | origin = Anglo-Saxon
| related names = Etheldreda, Ethel, Audie | footnotes =
}}
'''Audrey''' is a [[given name]] meaning "noble strength" from an old [[Anglo-Saxon language|Anglo-Saxon]] name.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/ae32th30elth31ryth30 Behind the Name]</ref>. It was the name of [[Saint Audrey]] or Saint Æthelthryt, a [[6th century]] [[saint]].<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/audrey Behind the Name]</ref> Audrey was the 51st most popular name for girls born in 2007 in the [[United States]] and was the 173rd most common name for females in the United States in the 1990 census. It was also ranked in the top 100 most common names for girls in France, Belgium, and Canada in the past five years.<ref>http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=audrey Behind the Name]</ref> The name has gained some popularity due to the fame of the actress [[Audrey Hepburn]].
==Famous Audreys==
Famous people named Audrey include:
* [[Audrey NicPool]], Irish actress
* [[Audrey DeWilder]], French actress
* [[Audrey de Montigny]], French-Canadian singer
* [[Audrey Hepburn]], actress and fashion model
* [[Audrey Hollander]], American porn actress
* [[Audrey Long]], American actress
* [[Audrey McLaughlin]], Canadian politician, Leader of the [[New Democratic Party]]
* [[Audrey Meadows]], American actress
* [[Audrey Tautou]], French actress
* [[Audrey Wells]], American film director
* '''Saint Audrey''', a simplification of [[Æthelthryth]]
* [[Audrey Gibson]], homeless rights activist
* [[Audrey Lu]], Chinese princess
==Things==
The name has also been given to several non-human entities, including:
* [[Hurricane Audrey]], a 1957 hurricane that devastated Louisiana
* The [[3Com Audrey]], a short-lived Internet appliance
* [[Audrey magazine|Audrey Magazine]], a magazine for [[Asian American]] women
==Fiction==
In fiction, the name has been used by:
* Audrey Fulquard, heroine of ''[[The Little Shop of Horrors]]'', and her namesake "Audrey Jr." ("Audrey II" in the [[Little Shop of Horrors (musical play)|stage]] and [[Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)|1986 film]] adaptations)
* [[List of characters in Heroes#Audrey Hanson|Audrey Hanson]], a minor character, an FBI agent in ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''.
* [[Audrey Roberts]], a character on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''
* [[Audrey Raines]], a character of the [[24 (TV series)]].
* 1902 book by [[Mary Johnston]] [[Audrey (book)]], and [[Audrey (film)]] was a silent film based on the book made in 1916.
* Audrey, a character om Shakespeare's [[As You Like It]]
==Music==
* [[Audrey (band)|Audrey]], a Swedish music group
==Notes==
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