The first name Audrey

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About the first name Audrey

Meaning

The name Audrey traditionally means “noble strength”.

Historical origin

The name Audrey comes from Old English Æðelþryð, combining elements meaning “noble” and “strength”.

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In Quebec, Audrey appears notably in Anglophone, Irish, and Scottish families and in communities where several language traditions met.

Pronunciation:o-dreyɔdɹi

Frequency of the first name Audrey by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Audrey by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name AudreyLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Audrey in baptisms by year.10075502501765181418631912196120101765–1769 1 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms1960–1964 2 baptisms1965–1969 2 baptisms1970–1974 1 baptisms1975–1979 4 baptisms1980–1984 21 baptisms1985–1989 48 baptisms1990–1994 54 baptisms1995–1999 58 baptisms2000–2004 20 baptisms2005–2009 2 baptisms2010–2014 1 baptisms

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