# Mavis

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmeɪvɪs/ · frequency rank #34,186

## Definitions
1. A female given name from English.

## Etymology
Coined at the end of the 19th century from mavis, a poetical name for the song thrush.

## Easily confused with
- **maxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mavis-vs-maxi)
- **Mays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mavis-vs-mays)
- **movie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mavis-vs-movie)
- **moves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mavis-vs-moves)
- **maxim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mavis-vs-maxim)
- **mazes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mavis-vs-mazes)
- **Mayes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mavis-vs-mayes)
- **movies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mavis-vs-movies)
- **mai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mai-vs-mavis)
- **main** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/main-vs-mavis)
- **mass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mass-vs-mavis)
- **mail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mail-vs-mavis)
- **maps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maps-vs-mavis)
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mars-vs-mavis)
- **maid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maid-vs-mavis)
- **mans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mans-vs-mavis)
- **mats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mats-vs-mavis)
- **Mali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mali-vs-mavis)
- **Maui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maui-vs-mavis)
- **mani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mani-vs-mavis)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amvis`, `maivs`, `maviss`, `mavsi`, `mavvis`, `mmavis`, `mvais`

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