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Avent

Avent proper noun: a surname from Anglo-Norman.

Proper noun

Avent (plural Avents)

  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.

Forms of Avent

pluralAvents
alternative formAvant
alternative formAvants

Origin of Avent

Perhaps a reduced form of the Anglo-Norman personal name or nickname Avenant, from Old French avenant (“fitting, apt; beautiful”).

Questions about Avent

What does Avent mean?
Avent means a surname from Anglo-Norman.
What part of speech is Avent?
Avent is a proper noun.

Words near Avent in the dictionary

  1. avenious
  2. avenor
  3. avenors
  4. avens
  5. avenses
  6. Avent
  7. aventail
  8. aventaile
  9. aventailes
  10. aventails
  11. Aventine

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