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{{Infobox Given Name Revised |
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| name = Audrey |
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| pronunciation = ''AW-dree''; ''Au-Dré'' |
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| gender = Female |
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| meaning = "Noble Strength" |
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| region = England |
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| origin = Old English |
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| related names = Audree, Audelia, Audene, Audessa, Audi, Audie, Audra, Audrea, Audreen, Audri, Audria, Audrie, Audrielle, Audrina, Audris, Audry and Audrye |
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'''Audrey''' (\a(u)-drey, aud-rey\) is a [[feminine]] and [[masculine]] [[given name]] of [[Old English]] origin meaning "noble strength". It is also related to the the word "tawdry" by association with [[Saint Audrey]] because of the goods sold at Saint Audrey's Fair, England. The name also is associated with [[Shakespeare]] in his comedy ''As You Like It''. Audrey has many variants forms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search.php?g=0&t=1&s=Audrey |title=Audrey - name meaning & origin |publisher=thinkbabynames.com |accessdate=2008-03-24}}</ref> |
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==Saints== |
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* Saint Audrey, simplification of [[Æthelthryth]], 6th century English princess |
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==Given name== |
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* [[Audrey NicPool]], Irish actress |
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* [[Audrey DeWilder]], French actress |
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* [[Audrey de Montigny]], French-Canadian singer |
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* [[Audrey Hepburn]], actress and former goodwill ambassador for the UNICEF Foundation |
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* [[Audrey Gibson]], homeless rights activist |
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* [[Audrey Hollander]], American porn star |
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* [[Audrey Landers]], American actress (''Dallas'') and singer |
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* [[Audrey Long]], American actress |
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* [[Audrey McLaughlin]], Canadian politician, Leader of the New Democratic Party |
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* [[Audrey Meadows]], American actress |
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* [[Audrey Munson]], American silent-film actress and model |
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* [[Audrey Santo]], young American woman through whom miracles were said to have happened |
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* [[Audrey Tautou]], French actress |
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* [[Audrey Vandervelden]], Canadian volleyball player |
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* [[Audrey Wells]], American film director |
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==In fiction and fictional characters== |
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* Audrey, in Shakespeare's ''[[As You Like It]]'' |
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* Audrey, in Markus Zusak's book ''[[I am the messenger]]'' |
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* [[Audrey (book)]], written in 1902 by [[Mary Johnston]] |
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** [[Audrey (film)]], 1916 silent film based on the book |
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* Audrey Brown, city mouse from the books ''[[The Deptford Mice Trilogy]]'' |
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* Audrey Fulquard, heroine of ''[[The Little Shop of Horrors]]'' |
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** "Audrey Jr.", "Audrey II", namesake in the [[Little Shop of Horrors (musical play)|stage]] and [[Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)|1986 film]] adaptations |
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* [[List of characters in Heroes#Audrey Hanson|Audrey Hanson]], FBI agent in ''Heroes'' |
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* [[Audrey Raines]], of the TV series ''24'' |
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* [[Audrey Roberts]], of the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' |
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* Audrey Spears (aka [[Prysm]]), DC Comics superhero member of the Teen Titans |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{given name|Audrey|nocat}} |
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[[Category:English given names]] |
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[[Category:Feminine given names]] |
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