AVERY  

Gender: M
Origin: English
Meaning: "ruler of the elves"

Popularity in 2008: #216

A last-name-first-name being used increasingly for girls, perhaps because of its similarity to Ava and Ivory.

Variations:
Averey, Avory, Avry

Avery is being discussed in our message boards:

• Alternitives to the top 10 boys and girls names!
• Siblings for Carson
• James for a girl?
• Names in Your Child's Class/Daycare/Playgroup
• An Aversion To "Y"

Read Nameberry blog posts about Avery:

• BOYS' NAMES FOR GIRLS: A Key To Success?
• EMMA'S DAUGHTERS
• BABY NAME FEVER
• HARRY POTTER NAMES: Beyond Harry & Hermione
• THE SOFTER SIDE OF BOYS' NAMES