I LOVE the name Avis! If I have a daughter her name will be Avis Malia. I imagine a girl named Avis as being strong-willed and independent, but also loving and compassionate.
For some reason this sounds like a boy's name to me. But I think it's be a good name for a tomboy :)
― Anonymous User 1/27/2013
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This name always makes me think of Averice. Isn't that one of the seven deadly sins?
― Anonymous User 8/1/2008
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I agree. But it also reminds me of a tomboyish little girl running around outside. It also reminds me of the air. But both of these combined, I suppose it would become something like "bird," which is a really poor meaning for a name, like "bee" (Melissa).