Ava

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva.
  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 locale in the United States.
  5. A city in Illinois.
  6. A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Missouri.
  7. An unincorporated community in Alabama.
  8. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
  9. An unincorporated community in Ohio.
name
  1. An abandoned city in central Burma, formerly the capital of the country.
  2. A town in New York, United States; named for the Kingdom of Ava.
noun
  1. Alternative form of kava.
noun
  1. 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. Initialism of arteriovenous anastomosis.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪvə/ /ˈɑːvə/ /ɑː.və/

Word forms

Ava Awa Inwa Innwa AVAs

Etymology

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

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