Avila

Gender Feminine
Usage Germanic [1]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old German element awi, of unknown meaning. Rarely, this name may be given in honour of the 16th-century mystic Saint Teresa of Ávila, Ávila being the name of the town in Spain where she was born.

Related Names

VariantsAva, Aveza
DiminutiveAvelina
Other Languages & CulturesEvelina(Bulgarian) Evelína(Czech) Evelien, Eveline(Dutch) Avis, Aileen, Alene, Aline, Avaline, Aveline, Avice, Eileen, Evelina, Ilean, Ileen, Ilene(English) Evelin(Estonian) Eveliina(Finnish) Eveline, Évelyne(French) Ava, Evelin(German) Evelina(Greek) Evelin(Hungarian) Aileen, Eibhlín, Eileen(Irish) Evelina, Lina(Italian) Evelīna, Ina, Līna(Latvian) Evelina(Lithuanian) Ewelina(Polish) Evelina(Russian) Aileen(Scottish) Èibhlin(Scottish Gaelic) Evelína(Slovak) Evelina, Evy(Swedish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   wholesome   refined   strange   serious  

Categories

civil rights, colleges or universities, desire, place names, saints, towns, uncertain etymology

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 218.
Entry updated December 7, 2022