AudreyChristian Male Biblical name meaning

In medieval literature, Audrey was a character in the Wakefield Cycle of English mystery plays. She was the wife of Yves, the carpenter, and the mother of Joseph. Her story involved a miracle in which her dead child was resurrected. This play cycle was performed during the late medieval period, from the 14th to the 16th centuries.

Late medieval period (14th-16th centuries)

Saint Audrey, also known as Saint Eadburg, was an Anglo-Saxon princess and later abbess. She was the daughter of King Eadred of Northumbria. According to legend, she was martyred in 642 AD by being drowned in a lake after refusing to marry an unwanted suitor. Her relics were later enshrined in the town of Hexham in Northumbria, and she became the patron saint of Hexham Abbey.

Early medieval period (7th century)