Save Gender Masculine Usage Welsh, Medieval Welsh Pronounced Pron. [ˈaˑ.van](Welsh) [key·simplify] Meaning & History The name of a river in South Wales, usually Anglicized as Avon or Avan, presumably derived from Celtic *abon- "river" (making it a cognate of Afon). It was also borne by a 6th-century Welsh saint.
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