Audrey

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Audrey. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Audrey, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Audrey in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Audrey you have here. The definition of the word Audrey will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofAudrey, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From Old English Æðelþryð (from æþele (“noble”) +‎ þryþ (“strength”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔːdɹi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːdɹi
  • Hyphenation: Au‧drey

Proper noun

Audrey

  1. A female given name from Old English.
    • c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
      Touchstone. Come, sweet Audrey, / We must be married, or we must live in bawdry.
    • 2004, Anne Frasier, Play dead, →ISBN:
      She hates her name. What was wrong with the name Audrey? It may not have been something Elise would choose now, but she'd been eighteen when her daughter was born, and the name had seemed pretty damn cool.
  2. (very rare) A male given name from Old English.

Related terms

  • tawdry, derived from "Saint Audrey".

Translations

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Audrey.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.dʁɛ/, /o.dʁe/, /o.dʁi/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Audrey f

  1. a female given name from English, popular in the 1980s
  2. (very rare) a male given name from English
  3. (very rare) a unisex given name from English

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Audrey.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Audrey (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. a female given name from English
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia