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Averil

Averil proper noun: a female given name from Old English.

Proper noun

Averil

  1. A female given name from Old English.

Origin of Averil

A rare variant of the 7th century saint's name Everild, from Old English eofor (“boar”) + hild (“battle”).

Questions about Averil

What does Averil mean?
Averil means a female given name from Old English.
What part of speech is Averil?
Averil is a proper noun.

Words near Averil in the dictionary

  1. Averham
  2. Averi
  3. Averianna
  4. Averie
  5. averievite
  6. Averil
  7. averill
  8. averills
  9. averin
  10. avering
  11. Averitt

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