'Aubépines' are hawthorns, thorny shrubs and trees.
In Luxembourg City, the Rue des Aubépines forms part of the western boundary of the Belair quarter; where it meets Val Sainte-Croix, the commune border with Strassen takes over. On a 1999 city map its Luxembourgish name is 'Laangheck': 'laang' means long and 'Heck' means hedge.