Origin:
Fr Aubri < Ger Alberich < OHG alb, elf + rihhi, ruler, realm: see Reich
Aubrey,
John 1626-97; Eng. biographer & antiquary
See Aubrey in American Heritage Dictionary 4
English antiquarian and writer whose Brief Lives, published posthumously, contains character sketches of his notable friends, including Thomas Hobbes, John Milton, and Francis Bacon.