"Ava" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈeɪvə/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -eɪvə Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ava
  1. A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Ava-en-name-ETsB3sBf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 11 10 13 13 13 13 13
  2. A female given name from Irish, an anglicization of Aoife. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Ava-en-name-ryEMH9GX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 11 10 13 13 13 13 13
  3. A female given name from the Germanic languages, from a Germanic root *avi of uncertain meaning. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Ava-en-name-CFuv6zEC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 11 10 13 13 13 13 13
  4. A locale in the United States.
    A city in Illinois.
    Categories (place): Cities in Illinois, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ava-en-name-IvTkkAaj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 11 10 13 13 13 13 13
  5. A locale in the United States.
    A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Missouri.
    Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ava-en-name-w0-I4YVf Categories (other): County seats of Missouri, USA, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 11 10 13 13 13 13 13
  6. A locale in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Alabama.
    Categories (place): Places in Alabama, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Alabama, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ava-en-name-~lmzw31y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 11 10 13 13 13 13 13
  7. A locale in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
    Categories (place): Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Arkansas, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ava-en-name-R-3d7Lha Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 11 10 13 13 13 13 13
  8. A locale in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Ohio.
    Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Ohio, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Ava-en-name-9nLBleTT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 11 10 13 13 13 13 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɑːvə/
Etymology: From Portuguese, from the Upper Burmese pronunciation of အင်းဝ (ang:wa. /⁠ăwá⁠/). Etymology templates: {{der|en|pt|-}} Portuguese, {{der|en|my|-}} Burmese, {{m|my|အင်းဝ|ts=ăwá}} အင်းဝ (ang:wa. /⁠ăwá⁠/) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ava
  1. (historical) An abandoned city in central Burma, formerly the capital of the country. Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical settlements, Places in Myanmar Translations (city in Myanmar): အင်းဝ (ang:wa.) (Burmese), ဢႃႇဝႃႉ (ʼàa wâ̰a) (Shan), อังวะ (ang-wá) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Ava-en-name-V0oQz68M Disambiguation of 'city in Myanmar': 63 37
  2. A town in New York, United States; named for the Kingdom of Ava. Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New York, USA, Towns in the United States Synonyms: Awa [Burmese] [city, cities, region, location], Inwa [Burmese] [city, cities, region, location], Innwa [Burmese] [city, cities, region, location]
    Sense id: en-Ava-en-name-fSDz~HJL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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