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AVA
Gender: F
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "like a bird"
Popularity in 2008: #5
Glamour girl name via Hollywood beauty Ava Gardner was given big popularity boost -- it's in the Top 5 and sure to climb even higher -- when dozens of high-profile stars such as Reese Witherspoon and Hugh Jackman chose it for their daughters. Attractive but epidemically popular.
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