Avis
/ˈeɪvɪs/noun
A female given name of Latin origin.
Did you know?Avis is tied to Latin avis, the ordinary word for “bird,” which also fed into the learned scientific name of the bird class, Aves.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂éwis
“bird”
Latin
Latin
avis
“bird”
Late Latin
Latin
Avis
“used as a personal name, especially in medieval usage”
Middle English
English
Avis
“a female given name”
Modern English
English
Avis
“a female given name”