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Ava¹

  • /ˈeɪvə/ US, UK

Sounds like aver (noun sense, RP) · Rhymes with -eɪvə

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva. Ava Haynes, the oldest daughter, was a warm friend of Lillie Calhoun, whom she soon sought and led quickly into the conservatory.
  2. A female given name from Irish, an anglicization of Aoife.
  3. A female given name from the Germanic languages, from a Germanic root *avi of uncertain meaning.
  4. A city in Illinois.
  5. A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Missouri.
  6. An unincorporated community in Alabama.
  7. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Ohio.

Ava²

  • /ˈɑːvə/

Where it comes from

From Portuguese, from the Upper Burmese pronunciation of အင်းဝ (ang:wa. /⁠ăwá⁠/).

proper noun Awa · Inwa · Innwa

  1. historical An abandoned city in central Burma, formerly the capital of the country.
  2. A town and hamlet therein, in Oneida County, New York, United States; named for the Kingdom of Ava.

ava³

  • /ɑː.və/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑːvə

Where it comes from

Doublet of kava.

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of kava In the Tonga Islands , the ava root, when dry, is split up into small pieces with an axe or other sharp instrument

AVA⁴

noun AVAs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of American Viticultural Area: a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the mutual benefit of wineries and consumers.
  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of arteriovenous anastomosis

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gardner, taa, rose, hummingbird, eva, chiripa, fpa, ayva, avah, inwa, innwa, aaren, akiva, avianna, averil, evadne

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Chicago

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@misc{ava_2026,
  title = {ava},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ava},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}