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Ava en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈeɪvə/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

1. A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva.
   • My mother named me Ava because she liked how the English letters looked - the big A a beak pointed upward, the v a sharp slash of wings, the small a round and flat as a parrot's eye. 2004, Gayle Brandeis, The Book of Dead Birds: A Novel, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 5:
   • Ava Haynes, the oldest daughter, was a warm friend of Lillie Calhoun, whom she soon sought and led quickly into the conservatory. 1881, Mary E. Jackson, The Spy of Osawatomie; or, The Mysterious Companions of Old John Brown, W.S.Bryan, page 57:
2. A female given name from Irish, an anglicization of Aoife.
3. A female given name from the Germanic languages, from a Germanic root *avi of uncertain meaning.
4. A locale in the United States. ▸ A city in Illinois.
5. A locale in the United States. ▸ A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Missouri.
6. A locale in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Alabama.
7. A locale in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
8. A locale in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Ohio.

Ava en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈɑːvə/

Etymology

From Portuguese, from the Upper Burmese pronunciation of အင်းဝ (ang:wa. /⁠ăwá⁠/).

Meanings

1. (historical) An abandoned city in central Burma, formerly the capital of the country.
2. A town in New York, United States; named for the Kingdom of Ava.

Forms

Translations (4)

my အင်းဝ (city in Myanmar) · th อังวะ (city in Myanmar) · shn ဢႃႇဝႃႉ (city in Myanmar) · khb ᦀᧂᦞᦱ (city in Myanmar)