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Mavis¹

  • /ˈmeɪvɪs/

Rhymes with -eɪvɪs

Where it comes from

Coined at the end of the 19th century from mavis, a poetical name for the song thrush.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from English. "Rather an odd name, Mavis, isn't it?" I at last ventured to observe. "Yes, - but it suits her wonderfully. She sings quite as sweetly as any thrush, so she merits her designation."

mavis²

  • /ˈmeɪvɪs/

Rhymes with -eɪvɪs

Where it comes from

From Middle English mavys, from Anglo-Norman mauvis, from Old French mauvis (“song thrush”).

noun mavises

  1. poetic song thrush At midnight the moon cometh, / And looketh down alone; / Her song the lintwhite swelleth, / The clear voiced mavis dwelleth […]

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@misc{mavis_2026,
  title = {mavis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mavis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}