Aubrey is an English given name. It is most commonly a female name, although historically its use has been masculine. The name is a Norman French derivation of the Germanic given name Alberic, which consists of the elements alf "elf" and ric "power", with the meaning of "Fair Ruler of the Little People." Before the Norman conquest, the Anglo-Saxons used the corresponding variant Ælf-rīc (see Ælfric).
An early female form is recorded as Aubrée and does not share the same etymology. It is instead derived from the Germanic Albereda or Alberada. It can be found in certain genealogies of the noble Norman families (See f. e. Aubrey of Buonalbergo).
The name is traditionally male, but is more commonly used as a feminine name in the United States. It was the 20th most popular name given to girls born in the United States in 2014. The variants Aubree and Aubrie were the 61st most and 428th most popular given names for girls respectively. It was last ranked among the top 1,000 most common names for boys in the United States in 2002. It was the 479th most common name for all males in the United States in the 1990 census.
"Aubrey" is a song written and composed by David Gates, and originally recorded by the pop-rock group Bread, of which Gates was the leader and primary music producer. It appeared on Bread's 1972 album Guitar Man. The single lasted 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 15.
David Gates wrote the song after watching Breakfast at Tiffany's starring Audrey Hepburn.
This song swapped the assumed gender of the name Aubrey, nearly extinguishing its use as a male name and popularizing it as a female name up to the present. Actress Aubrey Plaza is named after the song, and Canadian rapper Drake (rapper)'s birth name is Aubrey
The main melody of the song was sampled by Vampire Weekend on their song "Step".
The song features David Gates' solo voice, with no backup vocals or drumming. It relies on various melodic resources such as orchestral strings, acoustic guitar, celeste, and orchestra bells. In the lyrics, the singer talks about a longing for a girl named Aubrey for whom he had unrequited love ("the hearts that never played in tune"); perhaps a first love. It is also said to be a song about shyness ("I never knew her, but I loved her just the same"). It is regarded as one of Bread's most beautiful, yet melancholic, songs. The song was later recorded by Perry Como and released on his 1973 album And I Love You So.
Aubrey is a techno and house music producer and DJ Allen Saei. (Not to be confused with the female vocal artist Aubrey Ayala.)
Allen grew up in the suburbs of Portsmouth. When he moved to Cowplain, he had a red nose as a result of having a cold. As the new boy at school, he was teased as having a nose like the contemporary animation character Aubrey (TV series), and the nickname stuck.
As an adolescent, Aubrey became interested in hip-hop. As well as being the leader of the 247 crew (of breakdancers), he is one of the few people from the area to have attended UK Fresh 86. As well as an interest in hip-hop, Aubrey also had an interest in the Chicago sound.
In the summer of 1989, Aubrey got his first booking at a warehouse rave. It was at this time that he started to regularly attend Thursday nights at Top Cats in North End (now the Post Office social club) where he met DJ Pete Couzens, and his peers (Dave Nutbeem, Trevor Mann, Ghost, Jake Marsh, Starry, Johnny Pain and others).
no one in this world, no one in this world
no one in this world, no one in this world, can take the place of you
stop, right there
open your eyes
help me find a reason
not to say goobye
keep holding on to my love
and again our hearts will mend
nothing can break us apart
only we decide the end
so let me love you
like never before
let me hold you in my arms
oh, let me feel you once more
'cause there's no one in this world
that I want more than you
and no one could ever take the place of you
just stop
right there
open your eyes
how are we so blind
not to see our love deprived
kidding ourselves so easily
and holding on to pride
now we need to work things out
or our love just won't survive
so let me love you
like never before
let me hold you in my arms
oh, let me feel you once more
'cause there's no one in this world
that I want more than you
and no one could ever take the place of you
no one in this world, no one in this world
no one can take your place
no one in this world, no one in this world
no one can take your place
no one in this world, no one in this world
can take the place of you
let me love you
like never before
let me hold you in my arms
oh let me feel you once more
'cause theres no one in this world
that I want more than you
and no one could ever take the place of you
like never before
let me hold you in my arms,
oh, let me feel you once more
'cause theres no one in this world
that i want more than you
and no one could ever take the place of you
no one in this world
no one in this world