Avery (given name)

Avery
Pronunciation	/ˈeɪvəriː/ AY-vər-ee, /eɪvriː/ AY-vree
Gender	Gender-neutral
Language(s)	Old French via Old English
Origin
Meaning	"To Confirm, or Elf Ruler"
Other names
See also	Alfred

Avery is a given name taken from Avery, an English surname that was itself derived from an Old French version of the name Alfred or the Ancient Germanic name Alberich. The meaning of the name is derived from the Old English words aelf, meaning elf, and raed, meaning counsel.^[1]

Avery was originally more common as a boys' name, but it is becoming more popular and more common as a girls' name. The name was the 48th most common name for girls born in the United States in 2007 and the 221st most popular name for boys born there in 2007. The name was the 634th most common given name for males in the United States in the 1910 census.^[2]

In the Russian language, Avery (Аве́рий) is a colloquial form of the male given name Averky.^[3]

List of people with this given name

• Avery Brooks, American actor
• Avery Bradley, current guard on the Boston Celtics
• Avery Brundage American amateur athlete, 5th president of the IOC
• Avery Dulles, Roman Catholic cardinal
• Avery Johnson, retired NBA basketball player, former coach of the Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey Nets.
• Avery Lee, author of VirtualDub
• Avery Schreiber, American actor and comedian
• Avery W. Severance (1819–1874), New York assemblyman
• Avery Skinner (1796–1876), New York state senator
• Avery Storm, American R&B singer

References

Notes

1. Behind the Name
2. Behind the Name
3. Petrovsky, p. 34

Sources

• Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3