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Avarga m & f MongolianMeans "giant, huge, enormous" or "champion, winner, titleholder" in Mongolian.
Avargakhüü m Mongolian (Rare)From Mongolian аварга
(avarga) meaning "giant, huge, enormous" or "champion" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "son, boy; child".
Avarka f Hungarian (Modern)New coinage of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Hungarian
avar "fallen leaves on the ground".
Avashya f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Punjabi"hoar-frost" ; "dew"
Avataĸ m GreenlandicMeans "float made of sealskin (used in the kayak)" in Greenlandic.
Avatarssuaĸ m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "big float made of sealskin (used in the qajaq)", combined with
Avataĸ and
-rsuaq "big, great".
Avdiyes m RussianPossibly derived from Biblical Hebrew
abdiyës̄ meaning "to listen"
Ave m Dutch, West FrisianThe origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Ave is usually said to be a short form of names that contained the Old Norse element
âlfr (
alb in Old High German) "elf" - but this cannot be said with certainty... [
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Avel m BretonBreton form of
Abel. In recent times, folk etymology likes to connect this name to Breton
avel "wind".
Aveley f EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Aveley, named for the village of Aveley in Essex. The name is Old English, and means "
Ælfgyth’s meadow"... [
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Avellana f English (Rare)Derived from Latin
avellana "hazel", literally "from Avella". Alternatively, it could be a transferred use of the Spanish surname
Avellana.
Avel·lí m CatalanTransferred use of the surname
Avel-lí, Catalan form of
Avellino, the surname of the 17th-century Italian saint Andrew Avellino.
Avena f ObscureElaborated form of
Ava 1, possibly influenced by the Spanish word
avena ("oats").
Avenel m Medieval EnglishOriginally derived from the same, highly uncertain, source as
Avo and
Ava 3, Avenel was first in use as a given name in the Middle Ages, and later went on to become a surname (which, in turn, was occasionally re-used as a given name from the 1500s onwards).
Aventia f Celtic MythologyAventia was a minor Celtic goddess of waters and springs. Her name is derived from Proto-Germanic
H2euentiH2 "spring".
Aventinus m Roman MythologyThis name can be traced to the Aventine Hill, allegedly one of the Seven Hills that Ancient Rome was founded upon. Aventinus of Alba Longa was a mythical king said to have been buried there. It is debated as to whether the hill was named for the figure, or vice versa... [
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Aventurine f & m EnglishFrom the Italian phrase
a ventura meaning "by chance". The name alludes to the fact that the gemstone that originally had the name aventurine - which was goldstone, a type of brownish colored glass flecked with gold and manufactured in Italy since the 17th century - was discovered by accident... [
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Avenue m EnglishEarly 17th century from French, feminine past participle of
avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin
advenire, from
ad- ‘towards’ +
venire ‘come’.
Averick f ManxManx form of
Aifric, from Gaelic
aith-bhric or
ath-breac meaning "somewhat dappled, speckled". According to 'An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language' (1896) by Alexander MacBain, the old Gaelic feminine name
Affric belonged to a water nymph in local folklore who gave her name to the river Affric (which itself gave its name to the Scottish glen and loch Affric).
Averof m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Greek Cypriot politician Averof Neofytou (b. 1961).
Averruncus m Roman MythologyIn ancient Roman religion, Averruncus or Auruncus is a god of averting harm.
Aulus Gellius says that he is one of the potentially malignant deities who must be propitiated for their power to both inflict and withhold disaster from people and the harvests.... [
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Aveta f Celtic MythologyA Gaulish goddess of birth and midwifery known from figurines and inscriptions found in the area of modern-day France, Germany and Switzerland.... [
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Avgeris m GreekMasculine derivative of
Avgi, from Ancient Greek αὐγή
(auge) meaning "dawn, sunlight".
Avianca f VariousThis name first occurred in the United States Social Security Administration's public name dataset in 1990, when it was given to 18 girls born in the U.S., following the widespread media coverage of the Avianca Flight 203 bombing on November 27, 1989... [
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Aviaq f GreenlandicGreenlandic feminine (formerly unisex) name meaning "family member, relative", derived from the stem
avik "part (of the family)" which is itself composed of
aak "blood" and the suffix
vik "real".... [
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Avicus m Latin (Archaic)Avicus is from the Latin word avis meaning "bird" with a contemnendus adjective, -cus. Avicus is a character in Anne Rice's series The Vampire Chronicles. He first appears in the novel Blood & Gold & is an ancient vampire from Rome who was made by Akasha, the first vampire in existence.
Aviendha f LiteratureShe is a Maiden of the Spear from the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Thorny in character, yet as beautiful as a rose, and as strong as a warrior.
Avietta f SovietDerived from French
aviette and Russian авиетка
(avietka), both meaning "small plane".
Avinesh m Indianthe name reveals infinity,the infinite power of almighty god,origin of om.
Avinoam m HebrewMeans "my father is pleasant" in Hebrew, from a combination of the names
Avi and
Noam.
Avio m GreenlandicGreenlandic name related to
aviorpoq "sound", "ring", "twitter", "buzzing" (in the ears), "whistle". The notion that buzzing in the ears (aviutitsineq or avequllattaaneq) as a plea for food from a deceased is known thoughout most of Greenland... [
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Avior f & m AstronomyThis name originated in the time of the Ancient Roman Empire. Although its direct origin is unknown, a close translation of the name is avian, from the Latin aviarius. Avior is also the name for Epsilon Carinae.
Avior m & f Hebrew (Modern)Combination of the names
Avi and
Or means "my father is light" or "I'll bring the light" (from the word אביא means "I'll bring") in Hebrew.
Avioz m HebrewCombination of the names
Avi and
Oz 2 means "my father has strength" in Hebrew.
Avir m HebrewPossibly a variant of Amir, meaning treetop.
Avira m Ancient Aramaic (Rare, ?)This name is listed in Kolatch's Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew Names (1984), where it is given an Aramaic origin, meaning "air, atmosphere, spirit." It was the name of a Babylonian Talmudic scholar.
Aviran m HebrewCombination of the name
Avi, means "my father". And the word רַן
(ran), means "to sing". The name means "my father sings" or "my father's happy song" in Hebrew.
Avish m & f Indian (Muslim)Avish in Urdu and Punjabi means 'The Last Follower' or in Sri Lankan it means 'The God's Follower' this name is mostly used by Indians, Pakistans, Sri Lankans or people who speak Urdu.
Avisha f HebrewThe name Avishai is a Hebrew Baby Names baby name. In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Avishai is: Gift from God.
Avit m Croatian, French, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, OccitanCroatian, French, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Occitan form of
Avitus.
Avita f Ancient RomanFeminine form of
Avitus, meaning "ancestral". This name was used for a character in Caroline Lawrence's book series "The Roman Mysteries", first released in 2001... [
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Áviðr m Old NorseProbably a combination of the Germanic element
*az- "edge, point" and Old Norse
viðr "forest".
Avivit f Hebrew (Modern)Variant of
Aviva, and a feminine form of
Aviv. it consolidates with the Hebrew word אביבית a feminine noun meaning "springlike"
Avjiya f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
avji meaning "just, exactly".
Avonia f English (Rare), African AmericanThe meaning of this name is uncertain at this time. Its best known bearer was American actress Avonia Jones (1839-1867), whose parents may possibly have named her after the village of Avonia (in Pennsylvania, USA), or after the genus of plants of the same name... [
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Avral m & f MongolianMeans "providence, deliverance, rescue, protection" in Mongolian.
Avreng f KurdishFrom the Kurdish
av meaning "water" and
reng meaning "colour".
Avri f JèrriaisJèrriais form of
April.
Avri is also the Jèrriais name of the month of April.
Avrial f FilipinoThe meaning of this name has multiple but here’s just one- Intriguing, arousing the curiosity of others