Avi is a given name, usually masculine, often a
diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
of
Avram, Avraham, etc. It is sometimes feminine and a diminutive of the Hebrew spelling of
Abigail
Abigail () was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible married to Nabal; she married the future King David after Nabal's death ( 1 Samuel ). Abigail was David's second wife, after Saul and Ahinoam's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married ...
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People with the given name include:
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Avi
Avi is a given name, usually masculine, often a diminutive of Avram, Avraham, etc. It is sometimes feminine and a diminutive of the Hebrew spelling of Abigail.
People with the given name include:
* Avi (born 1937), Newbery award-winning Americ ...
(born 1937), Newbery award-winning American author
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Avi Arad
Avi Arad (; he, אבי ארד; born 1948) is an Israeli-American film producer who became the CEO of the company Toy Biz in the 1990s and soon afterward became the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment, and the chairman, CEO, and founde ...
(born 1948), Israeli-American businessman, founder, chairman and CEO of Marvel Studios
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Avi Avital (born 1978), Israeli mandolin player and composer
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Avi Beker (1952–2015), Israel-American political scientist
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Avi Bell
Abraham (Avi) Bell is an Israeli Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law and at Bar-Ilan University's Faculty of Law.
Bell received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Chicago, and his S.J.D. from Harvard. He interned ...
, Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law and Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law
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Avi Ben-Chimol (born 1985), Israeli basketball player
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Avi Cohen
Avraham "Avi" Cohen ( he, אבי כהן; 14 November 1956 – 29 December 2010) was an Israeli footballer who played as a defender, and a manager. He was best known for his spells playing for two British clubs: Liverpool in England and Rangers ...
(1956–2010), Israeli footballer
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Avi Cohen (footballer, born 1962)
Avraham "Avi" Cohen (born 12 June 1962) is an Israeli former footballer who played as a right back. He is often referred as Avi Cohen II or Avi Cohen of Jerusalem to distinguish himself from the player of the same name, born in 1956.
Career
Co ...
, Israeli former footballer
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Avi Dichter (born 1952), Israeli politician, former Minister of Internal Security, Minister of Home Front Defense and Shin Bet director
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Avi Gabai (born 1967), Israeli politician, former Minister of Environmental Protection (2015-2016)
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Avi Ivgi
Avi Ivgi ( he, אבי איבגי; born 2 October 1978) is an Israeli professional football goalkeeper who plays for Liga Alef club Hapoel Qalansawe
. He previously played for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, Hapoel Kfar Saba, Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Risho ...
(born 1978), Israeli football goalkeeper
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Avi Kornick
Avraham "Avi" Kornick ( he, אבי קורניק; born 2 May 1983) is an Israeli actor and is famous as a protagonist of the Israeli television series ''Split (TV series), Split'' and ''HaShminiya''.
Biography
Kornick grew up in Ramat Aviv, a prest ...
(born 1983), Israeli actor
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Avi Kaplan (born 1989), American-Jewish a capella singer and songwriter
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Avi Lerner
Avinoam Lerner ( he, אבי לרנר; born 13 October 1947) is an Israeli-American film producer, primarily of American action movies. Lerner is the founder and CEO of Millennium Films.
Life and career
Avi Lerner was born in Haifa, Israel), on ...
(born 1947), American-Israeli film producer
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Avi Lewis (born 1968), Canadian documentary filmmaker and former TV host
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Avi Nesher (born 1953), Israeli film producer, director, screenwriter and actor
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Avi Nimni
Avi Nimni ( he, אבי נמני; born 26 April 1972) is a former Israeli football player and Maccabi Tel Aviv's highest ever scorer. He is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the I ...
(born 1972), Israeli former footballer
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Avi Pazner
Aviezer "Avi" Pazner (born 9 June 1937) is a retired Israeli diplomat and former World Chairman of Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal.
Biography
Avi Pazner was born in the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk). His father was Chaim Pazner, the ...
(born 1937), Israeli retired diplomat
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Avi Peretz (footballer) (born 1971), Israeli former footballer
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Avi Peretz (singer) (born 1966), Israeli singer in Mizrahi music tradition
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Avi Ran (1963–1987), Israeli footballer
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Avi Rikan (born 1988), Israeli footballer
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Avi Rubin (born 1967), American computer scientist and expert in systems and networking security
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Avi Sagild (1933–1995), Danish film actress
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Avi Schafer (born 1998), Japanese professional basketball player
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Avi Shlaim
Avraham "Avi" Shlaim (born 31 October 1945) is an Israeli-British historian, Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and fellow of the British Academy. He is one of Israel's New Historians, a group of Israeli ...
(born 1945), Israeli-British professor and historian
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Avi Soffer (born 1986), Israeli footballer
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Avi Strool (born 1980), Israeli retired footballer
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Avi Tikva (born 1976), Israeli former footballer
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Avi Toledano
Avi Toledano ( he, אבי טולדנו; born April 4, 1948) is an Israeli singer and songwriter.
Biography
Avraham ("Avi") Toledano was born in Meknes, Morocco to a Jewish family. At the age of 5, the family relocated to Casablanca, where Toled ...
(born 1948), Israeli singer and songwriter, runner-up in the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest
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Avi Wallerstein
Avi Wallerstein is a Canadian ophthalmologist and laser eye surgeon who specializes in surgical vision correction, also termed refractive eye surgery. He practises in Montreal and Toronto. In 2001, he co-founded LASIK MD with Mark Cohen. LASIK ...
, Canadian ophthalmologist and laser eye surgeon, co-founder of LASIK MD
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Avi Weiss
Avraham Haim Yosef (Avi) haCohen Weiss ( he, אברהם חיים יוסף הכהן ווייס; born June 24, 1944) is an American Open Orthodox ordained rabbi, author, teacher, lecturer, and activist who led the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in T ...
(born 1944), American rabbi, author, teacher, lecturer and activist
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Avi Wigderson (born 1956), Israeli mathematician and computer scientist
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Avi Wortzman
Avraham "Avi" Wortzman ( he, אבי וורצמן, born 29 October 1970) is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset for the Jewish Home. He also served as Deputy Minister of Education between 2013 and 2015.
Biography
Wortzman wa ...
(born 1970), Israeli politician, former Deputy Minister of Education (2013-2014)
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Avi Yehezkel
Avraham "Avi" Yehezkel ( he, אברהם "אבי" יחזקאל, born 10 June 1958) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 1992 and 2003, and again briefly in 2006.
Biography
Avraham (Avi) ...
(born 1958), Israeli former politician
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Avi Yehiel
Avi Yehiel ( he, אבי יחיאל), (born 26 September 1979) is a former Israeli footballer. Biography
In 2012, Yehiel married Adi Newmann, the sister of the founder and former CEO of WeWork, Adam Neumann. After retiring from football in 2013, h ...
(born 1979), Israeli footballer
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