- published: 28 Feb 2016
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Audrey is a given name. It is also the name of Saint Audrey or Saint Æthelthryt, a 7th century saint. Audrey was the 51st most popular name for girls born in 2007 in the United States and was the 173rd most common name for females in the United States in the 1990 census. It was also ranked in the top 100 most common names for girls in France, Belgium, and Canada in the past five years. The name has gained some popularity due to the fame of the actress Audrey Hepburn.
It has a double etymology : the first element Au-d- in both cases is ultimately from the Anglo-Saxon ethel (also spelled æðel) meaning "noble".
The second element -d-rey can be rǣd, rēd "advice, opinion, happiness", so Æthelred > Aldred, Eldred in Middle-English is a masculine name. The phonetical shift Aldred > Audrey is typical for the Anglo-Norman language, a Langue d'oïl, close related to Old French.
The second element can be thruth (also spelled þryð) "strength", because Saint Æthelthrut(h) is called Saint Audrey too.
Famous people named Audrey include:
Actors: Melinda LI (producer), Melinda LI (writer), Melinda LI (director), Melinda LI (editor), Elizabeth Heaney (actor), Tommy Kenny (actor), Natalie Andrews (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Jorge Nunez (miscellaneous crew), Jorge Nunez (producer), Jorge Nunez (producer), Jason Bee (actor), Geoff Ingram (miscellaneous crew), Geoff Ingram (miscellaneous crew), Jason Logan (actor), Jason Logan (editor), Jason Logan (producer), Jason Logan (writer), Jonathan Chauser (miscellaneous crew), Jason Logan (director), Jason Logan (producer), Jason Logan (writer), Jason Logan (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Mystery, Short, Thriller,Actors: Guile Branco (actor), Gui Pereira (producer), Gui Pereira (director), Gui Pereira (writer), Wayne Hellstrom (actor), Gabriel B. Alexander (actor), Jake Yarberry (actor), Richard Alexander Castillo (producer), Kari Aleman (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Joshua Marcus Lester (director), Joshua Marcus Lester (editor), Joshua Marcus Lester (writer), Joshua Marcus Lester (producer), Joshua Marcus Lester (actor), Edward Edwards (actor), Jason Lawton (producer), Neil Lars (producer), Jovanna Avila (actor), Thomas Sapin (writer), Krysia Johnstone (producer), Phoebe Flanigan (actor), August Edwards (actor),
Genres: Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Kim Estes (actor), Giona Ostinelli (composer), Jake Brown (actor), Adam Tyree (producer), Adam Tyree (editor), Adam Tyree (director), Adam Tyree (writer), Adam Bucci (actor), Mariangela Pagan (actress), Tina Q. Nguyen (actress), Greg Graham (actor), Judy Baker (actor),
Genres: Drama, Family, Romance, Short,Actors: Eric Shepard (writer), Eric Shepard (director), Eric Shepard (editor), Christina Ball (actor), Mila Cesaretti (actor), Chris Etsy (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family, Short,Actors: Samuel Plante (miscellaneous crew), Anna-Marie Cheung (producer), Rodrigo Barriuso (miscellaneous crew), Michael Barker (writer), Victoria Robertson (actor), Michael Barker (producer), Michael Barker (director), Michael Barker (editor), Marty Bernie (composer), Lorien Honoure (actor), Jessica Mount (editor), Rosanna Shamshudin (miscellaneous crew), Jamie Oh (miscellaneous crew), Megan Barker (actor),
Genres: Drama, Family, Short,Actors: Kenneth Stevenson (miscellaneous crew), Kenneth Stevenson (miscellaneous crew), Kenneth Stevenson (miscellaneous crew), Kenneth Stevenson (actor), Kenneth Stevenson (producer), Kenneth Stevenson (editor), Graeme Wilson (miscellaneous crew), Andrew Bennett (director), Andrew Bennett (writer), Benjamin Kruis (director), Benjamin Kruis (writer), Ethan Gibbs (miscellaneous crew), Kayla Kennedy (actor), Adam Bailey (miscellaneous crew), Sam Bennett (actor),
Plot: Audrey, an ambitious and aspiring college student, thought she had her whole life planned out. Out on a college swimming scholarship, she was ready to face the world - but nothing could have prepared her for the grief that was to come to her family. Faced with guilt, pain, and sorrow, she must find a way to move on with her life and let go of what she loved most.
Genres: Drama, Family, Short, Thriller,Actors: Lauren Batschowanow (editor), Lauren Batschowanow (director), Lauren Batschowanow (miscellaneous crew), Lauren Batschowanow (miscellaneous crew), Lauren Batschowanow (producer), Lauren Batschowanow (writer), Lauren Batschowanow (miscellaneous crew), Lauren Batschowanow (writer), Lauren Batschowanow (actor), Lauren Batschowanow (costume designer), Lauren Batschowanow (producer), Melissa Gerolimos (actress), Melissa Gerolimos (miscellaneous crew), Lisa Mackenzie (actress), Lisa Mackenzie (actress),
Plot: In this short we follow 'Audrey' who like 'Alice' from 'Alice in Wonderland' has the ability to turn her otherwise mundane world into a type of magical realism. The characters that come to life on her Sydney journey are archetypal bodies that represent elements of 'Audrey's' personality and her life experience. Essentially as we follow 'Audrey' on her literal journey we find ourselves within the metaphorical extensions of her mind.
Genres: Fantasy, Short,Actors: Jason Krawczyk (director), Jason Krawczyk (producer), Jason Krawczyk (writer), Theo Brooks (producer), Zach Hagen (producer), Neal Bellinger (producer), Jonathan Cranmer (editor), Ellen Pittman Stockbridge (costume designer), Elaine Barrow (actor),
Plot: Audrey is the tragic yet redemptive story of an elderly woman who attempts to break her monotonous lifestyle by reaching out to her neighbors. Audrey lives in her own building in Brooklyn and hosts seven very distinct tenants. Despite living only feet apart, Audrey still feels alone. It seems their lives conjoin only when the rent is past due. After the loss of another close friend, Audrey confronts her fears and invites the tenants to a board game party in her apartment. Her hopes high and invitations sent, Audrey can only wait for what happens next.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,