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1: Ava is a German and English name of Germanic and Hebrew origin. From Germanic roots, its meaning is bird, strength, desired - in this context, Ava is usually used in the German language. Derived from the elements 'avis' meaning bird ; 'aval' meaning strength ; 'avi' meaning desired. The name is of obscure origin. It could be from the Latin 'avis', or else from the element 'aval' or 'avi' and the short form of various female Germanic compound names with the element 'av', such as Avaline. It was borne by the 9th century Saint Ava, who became a Benedictine nun at Dinart, Hainaut; she was also from the Frankish royal family. The name was not often used by the end of the medieval period, but it was later made known in high society by the Philadelphia socialite Ava Lowle Willing (1868-1958), who married the wealthy businessman John Jacob Astor IV, and subsequently Thomas Lister, Baron Ribblesdale; she named her daughter Ava as well. The name later grew popular from the fame of the actress Ava Gardner (1922-1990). In recent times, it was made popular by a number of celebrities who chose the name for their babies, including the actress Reese Witherspoon, who named her baby Ava in 1999.
In addition, Ava is an English variation of the English and French name Eve. See also the related forms, the English Avila, the English Avis, and the English Evelyn. 2: Ava's language of origin is Persian and it is predominantly used in Iranian. The name Ava means 'voice, song, sound'. Ava is a very popular baby girl name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1980s. At the recent height of its usage in 2007, 0.857% of baby girls were named Ava. It had a ranking of #4 then. Within all girl names in its family, Ava was the most popular in 2007. Ava was 4 times more regularly used than the 2nd most popular name, the English Evelyn, in that year. Baby names that sound like Ava include the English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish Eva, the German Ebba, the German Effi, the English Effie, and the English Evie. KEY: English pronunciation for Ava: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" A famous person named Ava is Actress Ava Gardner, born 24 December 1922 - 25 January 1990, Grabtown, North Carolina.
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