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Avi - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Avi

[ 2 syll. a-vi, av-i ] The boy name Avi is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is AAViy or EYViy †. Avi is largely used in the Hebrew language and it is also derived from Hebrew origins. The name is of the meaning my father.

Avi is a short form of the name Aviram (Hebrew) as well as a variant of the name Abiram (Hebrew).

Avi is also a short form of the name Avraham (Hebrew).

Avi is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Avi include Aapo (Finnish), Abba (Hebrew), Abbey (English), Abby (English), Abey, Abi (English), Abie (English), Abu (Arabic), Afi (Twi), Ahab (English), Ava (Akposso), Aviv (Hebrew), Ebbie (English), Ebbo (German), Effie (Hebrew), Eppa (English), Ib (Scandinavian), Ihab (Arabic), Ive, and Ivo (German).

A famous person named Avi is Author, Avi, born Edward Irving Wortis, 1937, New York, New York.

 



† English pronunciation for Avi: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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