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Ava

AY-vuh
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A popular female given name, used as a variant of Eva or as an independent name in its own right.
"They named their daughter Ava after her great-grandmother."

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In plain EnglishA short, popular first name for girls.

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Etymology

Traced to several possible roots, including a Hebrew variant of Eva, an anglicized form of the Irish name Aoife, and an older Germanic name element.

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