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Ava.

A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva.

3 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈeɪvə/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva.

  2. A female given name from Irish, an anglicization of Aoife.

  3. A female given name from the Germanic languages, from a Germanic root *avi of uncertain meaning.

  4. A locale in the United States. A city in Illinois.

  5. A locale in the United States. A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Missouri.

  6. A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Alabama.

  7. A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.

  8. A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Ohio.

name/ˈɑːvə/
  1. An abandoned city in central Burma, formerly the capital of the country.

    historical
  2. A town in New York, United States; named for the Kingdom of Ava.

Where this word comes from

From Portuguese, from the Upper Burmese pronunciation of အင်းဝ (ang:wa. /⁠ăwá⁠/).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.