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Avie Lester
Avie is a female or male given name. As a nickname, it can be short for Avis, Avery, Avanel, and Ava. People named Avie include: * Avie Bennett, a Canadian businessman * Avie Bridges, Dean of the Kinesiology Division at Santa Ana College * Avie Tevanian, ex–Chief Software Technology Officer at Apple Computer * Avie Luthra, a British playwright and screenwriter * Avie Lee Parton, Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...’s mother * Avie Makis, a Uganda Musician, singer songwriter References {{Reflist Feminine given names Masculine given names English-language unisex given names Hypocorisms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ava (given Name)
Ava is a feminine given name in English and in other languages. Its recent popularity may be linked to a number of celebrity babies of the 1990s, some of whom were ultimately named after American actress Ava Gardner (1922–1990). Origin The medieval name ''Ava'' is an abbreviation of a Germanic name containing the first element ''aw-'', of uncertain meaning. Old High German (8th to 9th centuries) dithematic feminine names with this element include ''Avagisa, Avuldis, Awanpurc, Auwanildis''. Saint Ava was a 9th-century princess, daughter of Pepin II of Aquitaine. Ava (poet), Ava was also the name of a medieval German woman poet. This name is the origin of the Norman French name of Aveline, which in turn gave rise to the English given name of Evelyn (name), Evelyn. As evidence for the name is lacking between the later medieval and the modern period, the ''A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Dictionary of First Names'' supposes that it was coined anew as a modern innovation, pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avis (name)
Avis is both a given name, mostly feminine but also masculine, and a surname. Given name The earliest form of this female given name was the Old German Haduwig comprising the elements ''hadu'' "battle" and ''wig'' "fight": the original form of the modern German female name Hedwig, Haduwig was modified to Havoise by the Normans and subsequent to the Norman Invasion the name occurred frequently in England throughout the Middle Ages, the standard Middle English form of the name being Hawise. As a female given name in modern times, Avis is associated with the Latin ''avis'', meaning "bird", although the spelling Avice is sometimes found. People with the given name include: *Avis Acres (1910–1994), New Zealand children's author and illustrator * Avis Bohlen (born 1940), American diplomat, former Ambassador to Bulgaria *Avis Bunnage (1923–1990), British actress *Avis DeVoto (1904–1989), American editor and collaborator with Julia Child * Avis M. Dry (1922–2007), clinical psychol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avery (given Name)
Avery is traditionally a male given name which was originally an Old English surname that was itself derived from an Old French pronunciation of the name Alfred or the Ancient Germanic name Alberich. The name is derived from the Old English words ''aelf'', meaning ''elf'', and ''ric'', meaning ''power/mighty/king/ruler'' and dates back to the 16th century. Regional variations Europe Avery is originally a boys' name in England, France and Germany and dates back to the 16th century when it was modified from Alfred. The feminine form is rare in European countries but where found is usually used with the feminine alternative spelling Averie/Averi. America In 1989 Americans started using the name for girls and it is sometimes used with the feminine alternative spelling Averie/Averi. The name is now more popular for girls in the US and Canada. Notable men with the given name * Avery Caesar Alexander (1910–1999), American civil rights leader and Louisiana politician * Avery A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
