Audrey
[ˈɔːdri]Meaning
Anglo-Norman form of the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð, from æðel "noble" and þryð "strength"
Background Story
Audrey is the Anglo-Norman form of the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð, composed of the elements æðel "noble" and þryð "strength". It was the name of a 7th-century saint, a princess of East Anglia who founded a monastery at Ely, and it was also used by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy As You Like It (1599). At the end of the Middle Ages the name became rare through association with the word tawdry, derived from St. Audrey, the name of a fair where cheap lace was sold, but it was revived in the 19th century. It is used in Anglo-Saxon, German, Germanic, Latvian and Medieval English.
Variations
Audri, Audre
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