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Averil

OriginEnglish
Meaning"boar battle"
GenderBoy & girl
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About Averil

One of the rare English surname names originally derived from a female given name: Eoforhild (Everild), meaning "boar battle". Also spelled Averill, it's an extremely rare choice today, but shares sounds with fashionable Ava and Avery.

Averil for boys

One of the rare English surname names originally derived from a female given name: Eoforhild, meaning "boar battle". Also spelled Averill, it's an extremely rare choice today, but shares sounds with fashionable Avery.

Pronounced AV-er-il.

As of October 2026, Averil ranked #14828 in US births in 2014 SSA, peaked at #1131 in 1896.

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    century English saint); it survived for centuries in Yorkshire.

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