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The name Audie for a man.

by Lucille

10/6/2006, 5:39 AM

There was an actor called Audie Murphy, who was at least partly of Irish descent. Audie wasn't short for Audrey (it really was his official first name), so what could the meaning or origin of this name be? I find it an intriguing name for a man born in 1924. :)

For more information, go here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Murphy

Thank you to anyone that can shed some more light on this interesting name! :)

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- bethanjay

11/9/2006, 10:49 AM

Remember seeing Hollywood pics of an actor called Audie Murphy. But as to it's origins, don't know. Maybe he was an Edward.

- Claire (guest)

10/9/2006, 8:17 AM

When I see the name Audie, I don't think Audrey, I consider it a nickname for Austin. I've never met a male Audrey, but I know lots of Austins and some of them go by Audie. As for it's meaning, I have no idea.

- Bear

10/6/2006, 5:13 PM

I always thought Audie was a variant of Eddy (Edward / Edmund / Edwin)

- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)

10/6/2006, 11:02 AM

One of the comments on this site's entry for Audie is from a family where the name is traditional, and says it is an Irish pet form of Edward. Dunkling & Gosling's Everyman's Dictionary of First Names also says Audie is "probably linked with the Irish form of Edward, Eadbhard." Though I can't find any reference to this in more scholarly books, it would seem more likely to me than the idea that the male name Audie was linked to Audrey.

- Chrisell +1

10/6/2006, 6:01 AM

It could still have the origin listed in the database (short form of Audrey). Lots of nicknames and short forms get used as full names.

If you go to the Audie link and click on 'Popularity' you'll see that it's definitely been used as a full name from time to time.

Some other nicknames popular as given names in the 1920s:

Willie (28th)
Joe (34th)
Billy (48th)
Bill (87th)
Jerry (102nd)
Eddie (107th)
Billie (160th)
Mike (167th)
Bennie (170th)
Pete (213th)
Teddy (333rd)
Jackie (338th)
Patsy (339th)
Ollie (343rd)
Andy (350th)
Danny (459th)
Abe (497th)

~Chrisell~

Proudly Australian

www.archaeochrisell.blogspot.com

- Anneza

10/8/2006, 10:58 PM

Yes, indeed - but it's the gender-bending element that is dubious for the 20s, when boys were not named Sue ...

Technically, there's nothing different about naming a boy Audrey and naming a girl Aubrey. But people's perceptions about them are still very different.

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