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Avis

girl name · Latin origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

traditionally 'bird', though some trace it to a Germanic name meaning 'refuge in war'

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Avis peaked in the 1890s.

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