Given name & surname
Aves
Aves is a variant of Ava. A secure original meaning for Ava has not been established.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aves is a variant of Ava. A secure original meaning for Ava has not been established.
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Where it comes from
Aves is a variant of Ava. A possible Germanic origin connects Ava with names containing the element av, but the derivation is uncertain.
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How it developed
Aves is a variant of Ava. The shared background comes through Ava: Ava may preserve a shortened Germanic compound name, or the modern form may have arisen independently.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Aves is a variant of Ava. The history of Ava gives this family its wider story. A ninth-century abbess was known as Ava or Avia. The link between that early use and the modern name is unclear; actress Ava Gardner later helped bring it wider attention.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Aves through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7
- 0 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1923. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 360 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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