Avery
/ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/ name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
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.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Red River County, Texas.
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From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.