# Avery

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/ · frequency rank #12,911

## Definitions
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.
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## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.

## Easily confused with
- **awry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avery-vs-awry)
- **Ayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avery-vs-ayer)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-avery)
- **airy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airy-vs-avery)
- **acer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acer-vs-avery)
- **angry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angry-vs-avery)
- **alert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alert-vs-avery)
- **avert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avert-vs-avery)
- **artery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/artery-vs-avery)
- **advert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/advert-vs-avery)
- **averse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/averse-vs-avery)
- **adverb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adverb-vs-avery)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aevry`, `averry`, `averyy`, `aveyr`, `avrey`, `avvery`, `vaery`

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