Meaning and origin of Ava

The boy's and girl's name Ava \a-va\ is pronounced AY-vah. Of uncertain origin, probably Germanic. Other possible sources are the Hebrew name Chava meaning "life" or "serpent", or from Latin "avis" meaning "bird". Also possibly a variant of Avis or Aveline, medieval given names. Saint Ava or Avia was a ninth-century abbess of Dinart in Hainault and a member of the Frankish royal family. In contemporary usage, some forms may be intended as phonetic variants of Eva and Evelyn. Made popular since the 1950s due to film actress Ava Gardner.
Ava has 7 variant forms: Avah, Avalee, Avelina, Aveline, Avelyn, Avis and Avlynn.
For more information, see also the related name Aviana.
Baby names that sound like Ava are Ave and Iva.
Ava is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Ava

Origin: Biblical
Meaning: Iniquity
Origin: English
Meaning: Variant of medieval given names Avis and Aveline.
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Variant of Eva: Living one. The Latin form of the Hebrew Eve. Famous bearers: Evangeline, Adolf Hitler's mistress Eva Braun. In the bible Eve was Adam's wife and the first woman.
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Meaning and origin of Ava

Ava
German
Female
Breath of Life

Breath of Life
7 - Avah (English girl name)
Variant of medieval given names Avis and Aveline
Meaning & Origin
Ava is a English girl name.
The meaning of the name is `Breath of Life`.
Where is it used?
The name Ava is mainly used in Iranian.
Exra info
From Old English. Alternative meanings (Hindu) Waterfall (Persian) Waterfall
Statistics
The name Ava was given to 6206 babies in the USA in 2004. Ava was the number 109 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 8544 babies making it the number 25 name that year.
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