Avery (given name)
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Avery is a given name taken from Avery
, an English
surname that was itself derived from an Old French version of the name Alfred
. The meaning of the name is derived from the Old English
words aelf, meaning elf
, and raed, meaning counsel
.
The name was the 48th most common name for girls born in the United States
in 2007 and the 221st most popular name for boys born there in 2007. The name was the 634th most common given name for men in the United States in the 1990 census.
Avery (surname)
Avery is an English surname of ambiguous origin. Some scholars believe that the name is of Anglo-Norman origin and derived from "Every" or "Evreux". The name may have arrived in England after the Norman Conquest. It is the name of a county in Normandy. It can also be found in the northern Spanish...
, an English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
surname that was itself derived from an Old French version of the name Alfred
Alfred (name)
The name Alfred is of English origin and comes from the Old English name elements ælf and ræd or rēd , and thus means "elf counsel" or "one who is counseled by elves"...
. The meaning of the name is derived from the Old English
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
words aelf, meaning elf
Elf
An elf is a being of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine beings endowed with magical powers, which they use both for the benefit and the injury of mankind...
, and raed, meaning counsel
Counsel
A counsel or a counselor gives advice, more particularly in legal matters.-U.K. and Ireland:The legal system in England uses the term counsel as an approximate synonym for a barrister-at-law, and may apply it to mean either a single person who pleads a cause, or collectively, the body of barristers...
.
The name was the 48th most common name for girls born in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 2007 and the 221st most popular name for boys born there in 2007. The name was the 634th most common given name for men in the United States in the 1990 census.
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