I don't know why people are downvoting the comments saying that this name sounds like a girls' name or could be a girl's name. People on here are fine with boys having girls'/feminine names, so what's the difference if a girl has a boys' name? Are girls not allowed to also have more variety of names that aren't strictly girly/boyish? I agree with the other comments that it does sound feminine, and I do think that it could be a nice, simple name for a girl- even if it's a guys' name. Yeah, go on! Downvote me!
I saw some questions about the meaning/femininity of the name, and seeing that my name is Avi, I thought I would answer them. Like it says, Avi means "our/my father" in Hebrew. In addition, Avi was the nickname of Avraham (also Abram), before he took the name of Abraham in the Torah. To answer another question, Avi is an Indian name as well! It's very common in the south of India, and it means "protector" in Sanskrit. (It also means many more things in Sanskrit). Because of this, it's a very popular name for boys for Jews and Indians.
― Anonymous User 6/26/2020
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Can also be used as a nickname for Aviva, Aviana, Avani, and other names beginning with Av/Avi.
― Anonymous User 4/27/2020
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Sounds way too feminine for a boy.
― Anonymous User 4/12/2020
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I also thought this was a nickname, and feminine. I know an Ava and an Avery (female) who go by this nickname and spelling. USA.
― Anonymous User 3/11/2020
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Cute nickname for Aviana :)
― Anonymous User 3/1/2020
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The German actress Wolke Hegenbarth named her son Avi in 2019. There is an Indian background of Avi's father, and the given Indian meaning is "Sunshine" or "Sun".