Ava
f.
Germanic avi, of uncertain meaning.
The name of a 9th C Frankish saint.
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● 1050 Ava (nom) CRS-2-5 p. 232
- England
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- Latin
- ◑ 1381 Avelina (nom) FenPT-2 p. 11,
Suffolk1381 p. 119;
1555 Avelen (nom) StMartF p. 58
- Early Modern English
- ◑ 1584 Avelin BUmar-vol2 p. 117;
1599 Avelin ibid. p. 118,
Avelyn BUmar-vol1 p. 27
- France
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- Latin
- ◑ 1138x1162 Avelina (abl) clairvaux-12thc 63;
1147 Avelina (nom) ibid. 18;
1179 Avelina (nom) ibid. 176;
1236 Avelina (nom) CartNDdOurscamp L,
Avelinam (acc) ibid. L;
1258 Avelina (nom) ArrestReg-volI XIX, BMV
- Old French
- ◑ 1296 Aveline paris1296 p. 9;
1313 Aveline Paris1313 p. 64
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ava". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Ava.