English
Etymology
There was a Frankish ninth century St. Ava (of the Germanic root avi, related to Evelyn), but the English Ava seems to date from the nineteenth century as a variant of Eva. It has also been used as an anglicization of Celtic Aoife "radiant".
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪv�|-eɪv�
Proper noun
en-proper noun
#given name|female|| that has become popular in the 2000s in all English-speaking countries.
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