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Avery

//ˈeɪ.və.ɹi// name

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Proper Noun

1
A surname originating as a patronymic.
2
A male given name from Old French or transferred from the surname.
3
A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
4
A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California.
5
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Shoshone County, Idaho.

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6
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
7
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Iowa.
8
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Three Oaks Township, Berrien County, Michigan.
9
A number of places in the United States:; A township in Montmorency County, Michigan.
10
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Benton County and Hickory County, Missouri.
11
A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Crawford County, Missouri.
12
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sarpy County, Nebraska.
13
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Milan Township, Erie County, Ohio.
14
A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
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A number of places in the United States:; A town in Red River County, Texas.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.

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