Avery

My fam has a very loose pronunciation with this name. Sometimes we say Ave-ah-ree, other times it's Ave-ree.

Sorry to ask Avery Brooks but you mentioned the pronunciation. Which do you use? I love this name, I think it sounds beautiful, melodic and ethereal, while still being wearable.

I've only ever heard this name said 'AV-ree', the first syllable rhyming with the first syllable in 'Avatar'.

I've heard it said 'av-eh-ry', the A like the first A in 'avatar'.

I do like the name, but the majority seem to pronounce it AVY-ree. I pronounce it AVY-uh-ree. And thought that was the standard pronunciation.

"Avery" is pronounced /AY-vuh-ri/. It is a boy's name. I love it!

In our family, we pronounce Avery as AVE-ree (two syllables), though the first syllable, with its long A and V sounds, could be interpreted as more than two (but less than three) syllables.

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We occasionally will turn Avery into three syllables for emphasis: AE-vuh-ree.

Is actually pronounced Ave-ree (the "Ave" being pronounced like in "Ava"). I know one guy with this as a first name, and many people with this as a french-acadian surname. [noted -ed]