# Ava

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈeɪvə/ · frequency rank #15,104

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva.
2. A female given name from Irish, an anglicization of Aoife.
3. A female given name from the Germanic languages, from a Germanic root *avi of uncertain meaning.
4. A locale in the United States.
5. A locale in the United States.
6. A locale in the United States.
7. A locale in the United States.
8. A locale in the United States.

## Easily confused with
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-aw)
- **AZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-az)
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-ay)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-ax)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-ave)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-aye)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-axe)
- **aww** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-aww)
- **Avi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-avi)
- **AWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-aws)
- **ayr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-ayr)
- **Ayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-ayn)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-aya)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-awa)
- **Avs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-avs)
- **away** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-away)
- **avid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-avid)
- **Avon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-avon)
- **avis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-avis)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ava