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Avery.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

5 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈeɪ.və.ɹi//ˈeɪv.ɹi/

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

  2. A male given name from Old French or transferred from the surname.

  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California.

  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Shoshone County, Idaho.

  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana.

  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Iowa.

  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Three Oaks Township, Berrien County, Michigan.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A township in Montmorency County, Michigan.

  10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Benton County and Hickory County, Missouri.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Crawford County, Missouri.

  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sarpy County, Nebraska.

  13. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Milan Township, Erie County, Ohio.

  14. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.

  15. A number of places in the United States: A town in Red River County, Texas.

Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.

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