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What does Mavis mean?
Mavis 
as a girls' name is pronounced MAY-viss. It is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Mavis is "song thrush". The name was first used in English by Geoffrey Chaucer (14th century), author of "The Canterbury Tales". Also form of Mab.
STARTS WITH Ma-
ASSOCIATED WITH tales (literary)
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Mavisa, ..
(male) Maios, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Mavis Cali (M.C.), ..
How popular is Mavis?
Mavis is a very prominent first name for women (#677 out of 4276, Top 16%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#21438 out of 150436, Top 14%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Mavis entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its top rank of #279 in the U.S. in the 1920s, and is currently at #883. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Avis▼, Caris, Elvis, Janis▼, Karis, Maci, Macie, Mai▼, Maia▲, Mair, Maisa, Maisy, Maji, Mali, Malia▲, Malvie, Mamie▼, Mari, Maria▼, Marie▼, Marin, Maris, Marisa▼, Marise, Marit, Marlis, Marris, Marys, Mave, Mavina, Mavra, Maxi, Maxie▼, Mazie▼, Meris, Paris, Tais and Tanis. These names tend to be less commonly used than Mavis.
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