Avis - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Avis \a-

is pronounced AY-viss. It is of Old German origin. From a Norman French form of the Old German name Aveza, derived from a short form of names with "av". The Latin "avis" means "bird".

Avis has 2 variant forms: Aveza and Avice.

For more information, see also the related name Ava.

Avis is a very common first name for women (#763 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#13590 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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