Audree as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Audree

What is the meaning of the name Audree ?

The baby name Audree is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɔː.dri/ (AW-dree).

Audree is English in Origin.

Audree is a modern respelling of Audrey, rooted in Old English Æthelþryð/Æthelthryth (æthel “noble” + þryð “strength”), which passed through medieval Latin as Etheldreda and later English St. Audrey. The core meaning, “noble strength,” is tied to the 7th‑century abbess of Ely, whose cult popularized the name; the term “tawdry” even arose from cheap “St. Audrey” lace once sold at her fair.

Use of the name flourished in medieval England, waned after the Reformation, and revived in the 19th and especially mid‑20th century, helped by actress Audrey Hepburn. Audree emerged in North America as a late‑20th‑century, phonetic variant while keeping the pronunciation AW-dree; a parallel French form Audrée also appears in Québec. Variants and short forms include Audrey, Audrie, Audri, Audry, Audie, and Dree; related historical forms are Etheldreda and Ethel. Audra is sometimes used alongside but has separate Lithuanian roots (“storm”).