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I named my daughter after two actresses, Audrey Hepburn for her first name, and Gracie Allen for her middle name. Audrey Grace. I hoped that she would be as sophisticated and beautiful as Audrey Hepburn and as funny and entertaining as Gracie Allen. She is almost 6 and living up to the monikers quite well.

Personal experiences with the name Audrey: | Edit

My 2 year old daughter's name is Audrey. She is a beautiful girl and most people comment on what a pretty name she has. It's a classic name that is coming back in style, just like the Emma's and Olivia's.

Nicknames for Audrey: | Edit

Audie, Dree-Dree, Drey

Meanings and history of the name Audrey: | Edit

St. Audrey was a 6th century saint and queen. The word "tawdry" which means "cheap, showy and gaudy" originated from her name. Tawdry was a contraction of St Audrey's Lace. Her association with cheap lace necklaces and other trinkets is that she supposedly died of a throat tumor, which she considered God's punishment for her youthful fondness for showy necklaces Bede

Famous real-life people named Audrey: | Edit

Audrey Hepburn, Dutch-American actress
Audrey Meadows, American actress
Audrey Tautou, French actress

Hurricane Audrey was a 1957 storm that devastated the Gulf Coast region, causing $1 billion in damages and hundreds of deaths.

Audrey in song, story & screen: | Edit

Audrey is the name of both the female lead and the man-eating plant in the 1980's musical "Little Shop of Horrors"
Audrey, a character in Shakespeare's "As You Like It"
Audrey is the name of the beautiful love interest of Jack Bauer on the popular "24" TV Show.
Audrey is a character in the TV series Dawson's Creek played by Busy Phillips.