Ava

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Ava is a feminine given name most famously associated with American actress and Hollywood icon Ava Gardner.

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Ava canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feminine given name
given name
associatedWith Ava Gardner
Hollywood Golden Age
category Dutch feminine given names
English feminine given names
German feminine given names
Persian feminine given names
feminine given names
culturalAssociation perceived as classic and glamorous in English-speaking countries
eraOfIncreasedUse post-1990s
etymology Persian language
surface form: in Persian, associated with the word for "voice" or "sound"

possibly from medieval Germanic name Avia or Awa
sometimes considered a variant of Eve
gender feminine
hasDiminutive sometimes shortened to "Av" in informal use
hasNotableBearer Ava DuVernay
Ava Gardner
Ava Kolker
Ava Max
Ava Michelle
meaning often interpreted as "life" when linked to Eve
sometimes associated with "voice" or "sound" in Persian
nameDay varies by country
nameType personal name
phoneticForm typically pronounced /ˈeɪvə/ in English
popCulturePresence frequently used for fictional characters in film and television
frequently used for fictional characters in literature
popularity widely used in Australia
widely used in Canada
widely used in the United Kingdom
widely used in the United States
popularityTrend rose sharply in the late 20th and early 21st centuries
script Latin alphabet
shortFormOf various longer names beginning with "Av-"
spellingVariantOf Aeva (less common)
Havah
surface form: Avah (modern variant)
topRanking has ranked in the top 10 names for girls in the United States in the 21st century
usage Dutch
English
German
Persian
various languages
usedAs first name

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ava Gardner givenName Ava
Ava DuVernay givenName Ava
Willing givenName Ava
subject surface form: Ava Lowle Willing
Lana Morris givenName Ava