# Avon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈeɪ.vən/ · frequency rank #15,959

## Definitions
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10. A river in Canada; running from Lake Victoria in Stratford, Ontario into the Thames near St. Marys.
11. A river in Canada; running from South Mountain in Nova Scotia to the Minas Basin at Avonport.
12. A river in Canterbury, New Zealand; running from Avonhead through the center of Christchurch into Pegasus Bay.
13. A river in Marlborough, New Zealand; running from a source in the Marlborough Region into the Waihopai.
14. A river in Australia; running from Barrington Tops in New South Wales into the Gloucester River at Gloucester.
15. A river in Australia; running from the Illawarra escarpment in New South Wales into the Cordeaux near Wilton.
16. A river in Australia; running from Mount Wellington in Victoria into Lake Wellington.
17. A river in Australia; running from the confluence of Avon and Reedy Creeks in Victoria into the Richardson River at Banyena.
18. A river in Australia; running from near Pingelly in Western Australia to Walyunga National Park, where it merges with Wooroloo Brook to form the Swan.
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22. A locality in the Wingecarribee council area and the Wollongong council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
23. A locality in South Australia.
24. A commune of Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
25. A commune of Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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48. Avon-by-the-Sea.
49. A British surname.

## Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *aβon (“river”). Compare with Welsh afon. Doublet of Almond (“a river in Scotland”).

## Easily confused with
- **Ayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avon-vs-ayn)
- **Avs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avon-vs-avs)
- **AWOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avon-vs-awol)
- **axon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avon-vs-axon)
- **an** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/an-vs-avon)
- **av** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/av-vs-avon)
- **ao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-avon)
- **ago** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ago-vs-avon)
- **Ann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ann-vs-avon)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-avon)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ava-vs-avon)
- **ain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ain-vs-avon)
- **AOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aol-vs-avon)
- **ado** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ado-vs-avon)
- **Avi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avi-vs-avon)
- **Ahn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahn-vs-avon)
- **AOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aoc-vs-avon)
- **ATO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ato-vs-avon)
- **abo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abo-vs-avon)
- **ASO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aso-vs-avon)

## Common misspellings (5)
`aovn`, `avno`, `avonn`, `avvon`, `vaon`

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