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avery

/ˈeɪvɚi/

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What does avery mean?

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name from Old French or transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
More meanings (12)

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California.
  2. An unincorporated community in Shoshone County, Idaho.
  3. An unincorporated community in Michigan Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Iowa.
  5. An unincorporated community in Three Oaks Township, Berrien County, Michigan.
  6. A township in Montmorency County, Michigan.
  7. An unincorporated community in Benton County and Hickory County, Missouri.
  8. A ghost town in Crawford County, Missouri.
  9. An unincorporated community in Sarpy County, Nebraska.
  10. An unincorporated community in Milan Township, Erie County, Ohio.
  11. A ghost town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
  12. A town in Red River County, Texas.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈeɪvɚi/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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You would delight in Avery, my cuddy man, who is as quick as ‘greased lightning’, and full of fun.
Lucie, Lady Duff GordonLetters from the CapeProject Gutenberg ebook #886
Herring and Avery until, at the time of the writer's visit, they had settled upon the biplane, or two-surface machine.
William J. (William James) Jackman; Octave Chanute; Thomas Herbert RussellFlying Machines: Construction and Operation A Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern AirshipProject Gutenberg ebook #907
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Anne was pale and quiet; in ten more minutes she would know who had won the medal and who the Avery.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of Green GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #45
The, to Carrie, very important theatrical performance was to take place at the Avery on conditions which were to make it more noteworthy than was at first anticipated.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
The champagne cost him $25, and he failed to see the fun of Barnum's arithmetic, though at last he acknowledged that it was a fair offset to the Avery trick.
Joel BentonA Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. BarnumProject Gutenberg ebook #1576