Avis

Latin

"bird"

Avis Origin and Meaning

The name Avis is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "bird".

Avis is a bird name that's been in hibernation for awhile, possibly due to the car rental association, but it could make a return on the wings of Ava. Baldwin brother Daniel chose it for his daughter.

Avis Everhard is the fictional narrator of the Jack London dystopian novel The Iron Heel. In the Harry Potter books, Avis is not a character, but a spell.

Avis Rank in US Top 1000

# 887 in the US

Avis Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2608 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Avis

• 1646 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Avis

• Avis Bunnage English actress
• Avis MacVicar DeVoto American cookbook editor and close friend of chef Julia Child
• Avis Thayer Bohlen 32nd U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria
• Avis Favaro Canadian TV medical correspondent
• Avis Kimble American model
• Avis Miller American model
• Avis Tucker American newspaper publisher
• Avis Stearns Van Wagenen American businesswoman of E. C. Stearns
• Avis Ann Baldwin daughter of Daniel Baldwin & Joanne Smith

The name Avis in Pop Culture

• Avis Norwegian word for newspaper
• Avis U.S. rental car company founded by Warren E. Avis
• Avis Everhard narrator of Jack London's "The Iron Heel"