Avi
/ˈɑː.vi/noun
A masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning “my father.”
Did you know?Avi is formed from Hebrew av, “father,” plus the first-person possessive ending -i, so the name is literally a personal declaration of ancestry or belonging.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ʔab-
“Father; an ancient kinship term reconstructed across Semitic languages”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
אָב (av)
“Father or ancestor”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
אָבִי (avi)
“My father, formed with the first-person possessive suffix -i”
Medieval Hebrew
Hebrew
Avi
“A personal name retaining the literal sense “my father””
Modern English
English
Avi
“A masculine given name borrowed through Jewish and Israeli naming traditions”