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ava

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name/ˈeɪvə/
  1. 1

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

    • Ava Haynes, the oldest daughter, was a warm friend of Lillie Calhoun, whom she soon sought and led quickly into the conservatory.
    • My mother named me Ava because she liked how the English letters looked - the big A a beak pointed upward, the v a sharp slash of wings, the small a round and flat as a parrot's eye.
  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

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

  8. 8

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

name/ˈɑːvə/
  1. 1

    An abandoned city in central Burma, formerly the capital of the country.historical

  2. 2

    A town and hamlet therein, in Oneida County, New York, United States; named for the Kingdom of Ava.

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