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Audre
How to Pronounce Audre
Pronounced AW-dree /ΛΙΛdri/High
Meaning: Audre is a trimmed form of Audrey, which comes from the Old English Aethelthryth, joining aethel, 'noble', and thryth, 'strength' β 'noble strength'. St Audrey (Etheldreda) wore down the long original into Audrey, and Audre trims it once more. The meaning is inherited from that noble root.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Audre is a shortened form of Audrey, itself a medieval smoothing of the Old English Aethelthryth, 'noble strength', by way of St Audrey. This trimmed spelling appears in American records across the twentieth century as an individual take on Audrey.
It was always rare, reaching only a couple dozen girls a year around 1927 while Audrey flourished. The writer Audre Lorde, born in the 1930s, is its best-known bearer, and a girl named Audre then would belong to a great-grandmother's generation now.
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Audre Lorde (1934-1992)American poet, essayist and civil-rights activist
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Audre mean?
It's a short form of Audrey, from Old English Aethelthryth, 'noble strength'.
How do you pronounce Audre?
It's said AW-dree /ΛΙΛdri/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Audre a boy or girl name?
Audre is used as a girl's name.
Is Audre a popular name?
No, this form was always rare, a spare variant of Audrey seen only faintly through the twentieth century.