Ava (3)

Gender：
Pronounced： [ AH-vah (German) ]
Popularity：
Usage：German, Ancient Germanic

Meaning & History：

Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired". This was the name of a 9th-century Frankish saint. It was also borne by a 12th-century poet from Melk, Austria.

Names related to Ava (3)：

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ava, Aveza, Avila

ENGLISH: Avice, Avis

GERMAN: Ava

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Avelina

DUTCH: Evelien, Eveline

ENGLISH: Aileen, Alene, Aline, Avaline, Aveline, Eileen, Evelina, Ilean, Ileen, Ilene, Lina

ESTONIAN: Evelin

FINNISH: Eveliina

FRENCH: Eveline, Évelyne

GERMAN: Evelin

HUNGARIAN: Evelin

IRISH: Aileen, Eibhlín, Eileen

ITALIAN: Evelina, Lina

POLISH: Ewelina

SCOTTISH: Aileen

SWEDISH: Evelina

OTHER FORMS

ENGLISH: Evaline, Evalyn, Eveleen, Eveline, Evelyn, Evie, Evvie

GERMAN: Evelyn