"Audrey" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɔːdɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Audrey.wav
Rhymes: -ɔːdɹi Etymology: From Middle English Aldreda, Etheldreda, from Old English Æþelþrȳþ (from æþele (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Aldreda}} Middle English Aldreda, {{com|ang|æþele|þrȳþ|nocat=1|t1=noble|t2=strength}} æþele (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”), {{inh|en|ang|Æþelþrȳþ|pos=from <i class="Latn mention" lang="ang">æþele</i> (“noble”) + <i class="Latn mention" lang="ang">þrȳþ</i> (“strength”)}} Old English Æþelþrȳþ (from æþele (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Audrey
  1. A female given name from Old English.
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  2. (very rare) A male given name from Old English. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Audrey-en-name-j2E3ZHbH Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, English unisex given names, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 30 30 12 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 30 12 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tawdry, derived from (english: Saint Audrey) Translations (female given name): Ἐθελδρέδα (Etheldréda) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), О́дри (Ódri) [feminine, transliteration] (Bulgarian), 奧德麗 /奥德丽 (Àodélì) (Chinese Mandarin), Audrey [feminine] (French), Εθελδρέδα (Etheldréda) [feminine] (Greek), Όντρεϊ (Óntreï) [feminine] (Greek), Ωντρέ (Ontré) [feminine] (Greek), オードリー (Ōdorī) (Japanese), Etheldreda [feminine] (Latin), ऑड्री (ŏḍrī) [feminine] (Marathi), Æðelþryð (Old English), О́дри (Ódri) [feminine, transliteration] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'female given name': 52 48
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      "word": "Ωντρέ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "Etheldréda",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ἐθελδρέδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "Ōdorī",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "オードリー"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Etheldreda"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "lang_code": "mr",
      "roman": "ŏḍrī",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ऑड्री"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "lang_code": "ang",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Æðelþryð"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Ódri",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "transliteration"
      ],
      "word": "О́дри"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Audrey"
}

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