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Dictionary of
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname AUBREY,
AUBERY, AUBURY, AUBREYSON.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901, and,
An Etymological
Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, by William Arthur, M. A.,
1857.
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AUBREY, AUBERY, AUBURY,
AUBREYSON. Bardsley
has: A baptismal name meaning "the son of Aubrey" (Domesday,
Albericus); fem. Albreda, whence Aubrey, both masc. and fem. Arthur
has: AUBREY.
A corruption of the German Alberic, a name given in hope of power or
wealth, ric signifying rich or powerful; always rich.
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
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