Given name
Autrea
“of noble strength”
Autrea is a variant of Autrey. In English use, Autrey carries the interpretation “of noble strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Autrea is a variant of Autrey. In English use, Autrey carries the interpretation “of noble strength.”
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Where it comes from
Autrea connects to the Audrey name family through Autrey. Audrey is an English development of the Old English feminine name Æðelþryð, also known in Latinized form as Etheldreda.
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How it developed
Autrea connects to the Audrey name family through Autrey. The shared background comes through Audrey: Audrey shortens Æðelþryð, built from æðel, “noble,” and þryð, “strength.” A separate word-history developed when Saint Audrey was divided differently in speech, producing tawdry for goods associated with fairs held in her name.
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The story
Autrea connects to the Audrey name family through Autrey. The history of Audrey gives this family its wider story. Saint Audrey, or Etheldreda, was widely venerated in the Middle Ages. Lace and other fairground goods associated with her name contributed to the word tawdry, an association that later affected the name’s reputation. Shakespeare used Audrey for Touchstone’s sweetheart in As You Like It.
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The ring: nicknames and forms.
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