Avila - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 3 syll. a-vi-la, av-ila ] The girl name Avila is pronounced ahVIHLah ^KEY. Avila's language of origin is Germanic and it is used largely in the English language. Avila has the meaning 'bird, strength, desired'. The name was originally a medieval pet form of Ava or Avis. It has sometimes been bestowed in tribute to Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582), a Doctor of the Church born in the Spanish town of Ávila.

Aveline (pet form) is a variant of Avila. See also the related forms, Ava (German), Aveline (English and French), and Avis (English).

Avila is infrequently used as a baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Avila include Abichail (English), Apelila (Hawaiian), and Ophelia (English, German, and Italian).

^KEY: Pronunciation for Avila: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"

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