Audray as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Audray

What is the meaning of the name Audray ?

The baby name Audray is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AW-dray (IPA: /ˈɔːdreɪ/).

Audray is English in Origin.

Audray is a rare modern spelling of Audrey, ultimately rooted in the Old English royal-name Æthelthryth (later Latinized as Etheldreda), composed of æthel “noble” and þryð “strength, power,” yielding the meaning “noble strength.” The medieval abbess St. Etheldreda was venerated as St. Audrey, which carried the name into Middle English; the fair trinkets sold at her festival gave rise to the word “tawdry,” a folk-worn echo of the saint’s name.

While Audrey enjoyed broad revival in the 19th century and international fame in the mid‑20th thanks to Audrey Hepburn, Audray surfaces sporadically in Francophone records and modern English registries as an alternate form. Variant spellings and cognates include Audrey, Audry, Audrie, Audree, Audri; older forms Etheldreda and Awdry; and diminutives such as Dree. Usage is predominantly feminine. Meaning and association parallel Audrey, though Audray remains uncommon across regions.