Girl · Norman French, probably Germanic
Avice
Say it: AV-iss
Meaning
Origin uncertain; probably a Norman name of Germanic origin, but no single source word is agreed.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Brought by the Normans and found in English records of the 12th to 14th centuries, often Latinized as Avicia.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 184 babies given this name since 1900
- At its height in 1910, about 1 in 49,600 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Avis, Havise, Avicia
| French | Aveza |
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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