AVERY  

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

Popularity in 2008: #38

Though this unisex name has been around for a few decades, it has now definitely heated up for girls, partly as an alternative to the epidemic Ava.

Variations:
Averie, Avary, Avry, Averi, Avori, Aivree, Avari, Avory

People who like Avery also like:

Adelaide, Adeline, Claire, Clementine, Paloma, Ruby, Violet, Asher, Jude

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