Audrey
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈɔːdɹi//
- //ˈɑːdɹi//
A female given name from Old English.
proper noun
- 1
A female given name from Old English.
Touchstone. Come, sweet Audrey, / We must be married, or we must live in bawdry.
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.
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rareA male given name from Old English.
Etymology
From Middle English Aldreda, Etheldreda, from Old English Æþelþrȳþ (from æþele (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)).
audit · A judicial examination.audition · A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate…auditorium · A large room for public meetings or performances.
Audrey · A female given name from Old English.
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