Avice

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Variant of AVIS.

AVIS   female   English
Probably a Latinized form of the Germanic name Aveza, which was derived from the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired". The Normans introduced this name to England and it became moderately common during the Middle Ages, at which time it was associated with Latin avis "bird".
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ava, Aveza, Avila
ENGLISH: 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