Avery

Meanings

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A male given name from Old French or transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California.
6. An unincorporated community in Shoshone County, Idaho.
7. An unincorporated community in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
8. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Iowa.
9. An unincorporated community in Three Oaks Township, Berrien County, Michigan.
10. A township in Montmorency County, Michigan.
11. An unincorporated community in Benton County and Hickory County, Missouri.
12. A ghost town in Crawford County, Missouri.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.