Avery (given name)
Pronunciation | /ˈeɪvəri/ AY-vər-ee or /ˈeɪvri/ AYV-ree |
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Gender | Unisex |
Language(s) | Old French |
Origin | |
Meaning | "Elf Counsel" (from French) "Elf Power" (from Old English) |
Other names | |
See also | Alfred, Alf, Alberich, Aubrey |
Avery is traditionally a male given name which was originally an Old English surname that was itself derived from an Old French pronunciation of the name Alfred[1] or the Ancient Germanic name Alberich.[2] The meaning of the name is derived from the Old English words aelf, meaning elf, and ric,[3][4] meaning power/mighty/king/ruler and dates back to the 16th century[2]
Regional variations
Europe
Avery is originally a boys' name in England, France and Germany and dates back to the 16th century when it was modified from Alfred.[5] The feminine form is rare in European countries but where found is usually used with the feminine alternative spelling Averie/Averi.[6]
America
In 1989 Americans started using the name for girls and it is sometimes used with the feminine alternative spelling Averie/Averi.[6] The name is now more popular for girls in the US and Canada.[6]
Notable men with this given name
- William Avery Bishop (1894–1956), Canadian flying ace of the First World War, Victoria Cross recipient, and Air Marshal
- Avery Blake, American college lacrosse player and coach
- Avery Bourne, Republican member Illinois House of Representatives
- Avery Bradley (born 1990), American professional basketball player
- Avery Brooks (born 1948), American actor, director, singer, and educator best known for his role as Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
- Avery Brundage (1887–1975), the fifth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), 1952–1972
- Alfred Avery Burnham (1819–1879), U.S. Representative from Connecticut
- Avery Cardoza, American author, professional gambler and publisher
- Avery Claflin (1898–1979), American composer who studied law and business and pursued a career in banking
- Avery Clayton (1947–2009), established a library and museum to house African American artefacts
- William Avery Cochrane (1842–1929), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Avery Corman (born 1935), American novelist
- Elisha Avery Crary (1905–1978), United States District Judge of the United States District Court
- Avery Craven (1885–1980), American historian who wrote about the nineteenth-century United States
- Charles Avery Doremus (1851–1925), United States chemist
- Avery Dulles, S.J. (1918–2008), Jesuit priest, theologian, and Cardinal of the Catholic Church
- Charles Avery Dunning, PC (1885–1958), Canadian businessman, politician, university chancellor
- Avery E. Field (1883–1955), photographer in Riverside, California
- Avery Fisher (1906–1994), amateur violinist, founder of Fisher Electronics
- Avery Garrett (1916–1988), American politician in the state of Washington
- Avery Gilbert, self-described "smell scientist" and "sensory psychologist"
- Avery Hopwood (1882–1928), American playwright of the Jazz Age
- Richard Avery Hornsby, Sunderland military figure from the 18th century
- Alan Avery Allen Horsley, retired Anglican priest and author in the 20th century
- Avery Jenkins (born 1978), American professional disc golfer
- Avery John CM (born 1975), Trinidadian soccer player
- Avery Johnson (born 1965), American basketball coach
- Frederick Avery Johnson (1833–1893), American politician and banker
- Francis Avery Jones FRCP(1910–1998), Welsh physician and gastroenterologist
- Isaiah Avery Jones (born 1995), American football wide receiver
- Avery Kay, United States Air Force colonel, designer of the A-10 Warthog
- Avery Kier (1905–1987), United States Marine Corps aviator and general officer
- G. Avery Lee (1916–2008), Southern Baptist and American Baptist preacher
- Max Avery Lichtenstein, American record producer, composer and songwriter
- Avery Lipman, American music industry executive
- John Avery Lomax (1867–1948), American teacher, a pioneering musicologist and folklorist
- Elias Avery Lowe (1879–1969), Jewish–American palaeographer
- C. Avery Mason (1904–1970), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas
- Gerald Avery Mays (1939–1994), American football player and defensive lineman
- Edward Avery McIlhenny (1872–1949), American businessman, explorer, bird bander and conservationist
- John Avery McIlhenny (1867–1942), American businessman, soldier, politician and public servant
- Avery Bryan Morris (born 1987), American retired professional baseball pitcher
- Avery Moss (born 1994), American football outside linebacker
- Avery Ng (born 1976), Hong Kong politician and social activist
- Avery Paraiso (born 1994), Filipino-Irish commercial model and actor
- Avery Parrish (1917–1959), American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
- Avery Patterson, American football safety
- Harry Avery Reid OBE FRSE FRCVS (1877–1947), British veterinarian, bacteriologist and pathologist
- Avery Robinson (1878–1965), American classical composer
- Avery Rockefeller (1903–1986), American investment banker and conservationist
- Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878–1934), board director, founder of Owenoke Corporation
- William Avery Rockefeller (1810–1906), American businessman, lumberman and salesman
- Michael Avery Ross (born 1961), American businessman and politician
- Avery Saltzman, Canadian actor and theater director
- Avery Scharer (born 1986), Filipino-American professional basketball player
- Avery Schreiber (1935–2002), American comedian and actor
- Avery W. Severance (1819–1874), American farmer and politician from New York
- Avery Sharpe (born 1954), American jazz double-bassist
- Avery Judd Skilton M.D. (1802–1858), American physician and naturalist
- Avery Skinner (1796–1876), American politician from New York
- Avery Stafford (born 1965), gospel and R&B vocalist from the United States
- Avery Storm (born 1981), American R&B singer
- Earl Avery Thompson (1891–1967), American engineer and inventor
- Avery C. Upchurch (1928–1994), Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina from 1983 to 1993
- Bruce Avery Van Voorhis (1908–1943), United States Navy aviator who was shot down during World War II
- Avery Warley (born 1987), American professional basketball player
- Avery Williams (born 1994), gridiron football linebacker
- Avery Williamson (born 1992), American football linebacker
- Avery Wilson (born 1995), American singer-songwriter and dancer
- Avery Young (born 1992), American football tackle
- George Avery Young (1866–1900), English-born international rugby player and cricketer
Fictional male characters
- Avery, a Death Eater from the Harry Potter series
- Avery Arable from Charlotte's Web
- Avery Barkley from Nashville
- Avery Brown, Murphy Brown's son; also Murphy’s deceased mother on the sitcom Murphy Brown
- Avery Bullock, in the TV show American Dad!, voiced by Patrick Stewart
- Avery Bailey Clark, in the soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Avery Silas Barkley, a character in the ABC prime time drama Nashville
- Avery Carrington, a real estate tycoon in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Avery Connor, a central character in Yoshitaka Amano and Greg Rucka's graphic novel Wolverine & Elektra: The Redeemer
- Avery Johnson, a character from the Halo series
- Avery Jennings, a character in the TV comedy Dog with a Blog
- Avery, Fern's brother in the book Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
- Avery Dixon, a central character in the Stephen King novel The Institute
- Avery Tolar, a character from legal thriller film The Firm
Notable women with this given name
- Nicole Avery Cox , American actress and comedy writer
- Avery Haines , Canadian television journalist
Fictional female characters
- Avery Bailey Clark, fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Avery Jessup, the wife of Jack Donaghy in the sitcom 30 Rock
- Laura Avery Sumner, fictional character from the CBS soap opera Knots Landing
References
- ^ Patrick Hanks; Kate Hardcastle; Flavia Hodges (2006). A Dictionary of First Names (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198610601.
- ^ a b Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Ælfric". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Ric - Old English meaning".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mike Campbell. "Behind the Name: Popularity for the name Avery". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ a b c "Name Avery Meaning, Origin etc. - Both, Boy Names, Girl Names - Baby Name Avery". The Name Meaning. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2020-03-12.